CVE-2026-2845

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab

Published Feb 25, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 11.2 before 18.7.5, 18.8 before 18.8.5, and 18.9 before 18.9.1 that could have allowed an authenticated user to cause denial of service by exploiting a Bitbucket Server import endpoint via repeatedly sending large responses.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to versions 18.7.5, 18.8.5, 18.9.1 or above.

Tracking

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:18.9.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:18.9.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 11.2 before 18.7.5, 18.8 before 18.8.5, and 18.9 before 18.9.1 that could have allowed an authenticated user to cause denial of service by exploiting a Bitbucket Server import endpoint via repeatedly sending large responses.
Title Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab
First Time appeared Gitlab
Gitlab gitlab
Weaknesses CWE-770
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Gitlab
Gitlab gitlab
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitLab
Published
Updated
Feb 26, 2026, 3:45 PM
Reserved
Feb 20, 2026, 6:04 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Feb 25, 2026, 9:16 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 10:31 AM