Vulnerability · Published Mar 25, 2026 · Assigned by GitLab
CVE-2026-3988Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity in GitLab
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in GitLab from GitLab. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 42% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 57.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.5 before 18.8.7, 18.9 before 18.9.3, and 18.10 before 18.10.1 that could have allowed an unauthenticated user to cause a denial of service by making the GitLab instance unresponsive due to improper input validation in GraphQL request processing.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-407 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/593140
- HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #3597342 technical-description, exploit, permissions-required
- https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/03/25/patch-release-gitlab-18-10-1-released/