Deserialization of Untrusted Data in GitLab

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-1184
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerGitLab
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-05-14 06:16:21 UTC
Updated2026-05-14 06:16:21 UTC
DescriptionGitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 11.9 before 18.9.7, 18.10 before 18.10.6, and 18.11 before 18.11.3 that could have allowed an unauthenticated user to cause denial of service by uploading a specially crafted file due to improper validation.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-502 | CWE-502 CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.1CNACVSS6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA GitLab GitLab affected 11.9 18.9.7 semver Not specified
CNA GitLab GitLab affected 18.10 18.10.6 semver Not specified
CNA GitLab GitLab affected 18.11 18.11.3 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
hackerone.com/reports/3515842 [email protected] hackerone.com
gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/586634 [email protected] gitlab.com
about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/05/13/patch-release-gitlab-18-11-3-released [email protected] about.gitlab.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Thanks [a92847865](https://hackerone.com/a92847865) for reporting this vulnerability through our HackerOne bug bounty program (en)

Additional Advisory Data

Solutions

CNA: Upgrade to versions 18.9.7, 18.10.6, 18.11.3 or above.

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