CVE-2026-3988
mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.005 · 42 %ileDEEUNLRUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.3–7.5
ssvc
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affected products (19)
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advisories (3)
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- NCSC-2026-0103Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in GitLabNL2026-03-26csaf · ncsc_nlNL
GitLab heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in versies 18.8.7, 18.9.3, en 18.10.1.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-0847GitLab: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-03-24csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in GitLab ausnutzen, um Dateien zu manipulieren, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen, um Informationen offenzulegen, und um einen Cross-Site Scripting Angriff durchzuführen.
- BIT-gitlab-2026-3988Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity in GitLab2026-03-27vendor · osvUS
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.
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references (10)
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- https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/03/25/patch-release-gitlab-18-10-1-released/cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-3988cnnvd
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/593140cnnvd
- https://hackerone.com/reports/3597342cnnvd
- https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/03/25/patch-release-gitlab-18-10-1-released/enisa_euvd
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/593140enisa_euvd
- https://hackerone.com/reports/3597342enisa_euvd
- https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/03/25/patch-release-gitlab-18-10-1-released/Release NotesVendor Advisorynvd
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