Name: CVE-2026-1168: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2026-1168, CWE-770, CVSS 7.5, EPSS 0.00493

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.4.6 before 19.1.8, 19.2 before 19.2.6, and 19.3 before 19.3.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an unauthenticated user to cause denial of service due to improper resource allocation limits in the GraphQL complexity calculation logic.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Freebsd	—	Upgrade gitlab-eeUpgrade gitlab-ce	Sep 18, 2026	Sep 13, 2026
Gitlab Gitlab	—	Upgrade Gitlab to the latest version	Sep 17, 2026	Sep 16, 2026

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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