Vulnerability in GitLab
CVE-2026-1069
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (31.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 31.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GitLab — versions 18.9
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- hackerone.com/reports/3483687 (Permissions Required, technical-description, permissions-required, exploit)
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/586474 (Broken Link)
- about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/03/11/patch-release-gitlab-18-9-2-released/ (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-1069?
- CVE-2026-1069 is a high-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Uncontrolled Recursion. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-03-11.
- How severe is CVE-2026-1069?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.