CVE-2024-7610

Name: CVE-2024-7610
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2024-08-08T11:15:13.857+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6.5/10EPSS 0.45%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2024-7610 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A Denial of Service (DoS) condition has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting with 15.9 before 17.0.6, 17.1 prior to 17.1.4, and 17.2 prior to 17.2.2. It is possible for an attacker to cause catastrophic backtracking while parsing results from Elasticsearch.. EPSS estimates a 0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A Denial of Service (DoS) condition has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting with 15.9 before 17.0.6, 17.1 prior to 17.1.4, and 17.2 prior to 17.2.2. It is possible for an attacker to cause catastrophic backtracking while parsing results from Elasticsearch.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

6.5/10

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

EPSS Probability

0.45%

35.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-400

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gitlab	Gitlab	>= 15.9.0, < 17.0.6
Gitlab	Gitlab	>= 17.1.0, < 17.1.4
Gitlab	Gitlab	>= 17.2.0, < 17.2.2

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/468917Broken Link

Timeline

Published: Aug 8, 2024
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-7610?

How severe is CVE-2024-7610?

CVE-2024-7610 has a CVSS score of 6.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.45% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-7610?

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Source: NVD / NIST