CVE-2026-1069

HIGH 7.5 ALL-YEARS

Published 2026-03-11 · Last modified 2026-03-11 · GitLab · NVD: Analyzed

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.9 before 18.9.2 that could have allowed an unauthenticated user to cause a denial of service by sending specially crafted GraphQL requests due to uncontrolled recursion under certain circumstances.

ELEVATED IMPACT

Severe if exploited (CVSS 7.5), but no confirmed exploitation. Patch on a normal cadence.

Exploitation likelihood

0.4%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 35th percentile

○ In CISA KEV○ Catalogued PoC◆ SSVC: exploitation poc, automatable yes

Impact if exploited

7.5CVSS 3.1 · HIGH · CNA

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

What an attacker needs

✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
✓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: 2026-10-26T04:59:11.116Z

Affected

Vendors Gitlab

Products Gitlab

Weakness (CWE)

CWE-674: : Uncontrolled Recursion

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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	≥ 18.9.0 and < 18.9.2
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 18.9.0 and < 18.9.2

All CVSS metrics

HIGH 7.5 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
HIGH 7.5 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Exploit-tagged references (not proof of a PoC)

https://hackerone.com/reports/3483687 technical-descriptionexploitpermissions-requiredPermissions RequiredCVE record · GitLab · Updated 2026-03-11T16:05:10.674Z
NVD · CVE-2026-1069 · Updated 2026-06-17T10:14:56.660

Advisories

https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/03/11/patch-release-gitlab-18-9-2-released/ Release NotesVendor AdvisoryCVE record · GitLab · Updated 2026-03-11T16:05:10.674Z
NVD · CVE-2026-1069 · Updated 2026-06-17T10:14:56.660
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-11178 ADVISORYEUVD · EUVD-2026-11178

Technical & other

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/586474 Broken LinkCVE record · GitLab · Updated 2026-03-11T16:05:10.674Z
NVD · CVE-2026-1069 · Updated 2026-06-17T10:14:56.660

Sources: NVD · CVE.org · All sources and attribution · EPSS