CVE-2024-1736
MEDIUM 6.5 ALL-YEARSAn issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions prior to 16.10.7, starting from 16.11 prior to 16.11.4, and starting from 17.0 prior to 17.0.2. A vulnerability in GitLab's CI/CD pipeline editor could allow for denial of service attacks through maliciously crafted configuration files.
No known exploitation, public exploit, or elevated probability at this time. Track for changes.
Exploitation likelihood
0.6%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 47th percentile
Impact if exploited
6.5CVSS 3.1 · MEDIUM · CNA
- ConfidentialityNone
- IntegrityNone
- AvailabilityHigh
What an attacker needs
- ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
- ⚠Privileges: Requires a low-privilege account
- ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept
No public PoC is currently catalogued.
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Data snapshot:
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-1333: : Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References and research data (JSON)
Known Affected Software Configurations
| Vendor | Product | Version range |
|---|---|---|
| Gitlab | Gitlab | < 16.10.7 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | < 16.10.7 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | ≥ 16.11.0 and < 16.11.4 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | ≥ 16.11.0 and < 16.11.4 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | ≥ 17.0.0 and < 17.0.2 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | ≥ 17.0.0 and < 17.0.2 |
All CVSS metrics
- MEDIUM 6.5 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - MEDIUM 6.5 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
Exploit-tagged references (not proof of a PoC)
- https://hackerone.com/reports/2358689 CVE record · GitLab · Updated 2024-08-30T13:24:42.633Z
CVE record · CVE · Updated 2024-08-01T18:48:21.821Z
NVD · CVE-2024-1736 · Updated 2026-06-17T07:04:53.870
Advisories
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/442695 CVE record · GitLab · Updated 2024-08-30T13:24:42.633Z
CVE record · CVE · Updated 2024-08-01T18:48:21.821Z
NVD · CVE-2024-1736 · Updated 2026-06-17T07:04:53.870 - https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/06/12/patch-release-gitlab-17-0-2-released/#redos-in-ci-interpolation-fix-bypass CVE record · GitLab · Updated 2024-08-30T13:24:42.633Z
CVE record · CVE · Updated 2024-08-01T18:48:21.821Z
NVD · CVE-2024-1736 · Updated 2026-06-17T07:04:53.870 - https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2024-17463 EUVD · EUVD-2024-17463
Sources: NVD · CVE.org · All sources and attribution · EPSS