CVE-2026-1456
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CVE-2026-1456 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.7 before 18.7.4, and 18.8 before 18.8.4 that could have allowed an unauthenticated user to cause denial of service through CPU exhaustion by submitting specially crafted markdown files that trigger exponential processing in markdown preview.. EPSS estimates a 0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.7 before 18.7.4, and 18.8 before 18.8.4 that could have allowed an unauthenticated user to cause denial of service through CPU exhaustion by submitting specially crafted markdown files that trigger exponential processing in markdown preview.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gitlab | Gitlab | >= 18.7.0, < 18.7.4 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | >= 18.8.0, < 18.8.4 |
References
- https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/02/10/patch-release-gitlab-18-8-4-released/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/587688Broken Link, Issue Tracking
- https://hackerone.com/reports/3517928Permissions Required
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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