CVE-2026-1662
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CVE-2026-1662 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 14.4 before 18.7.5, 18.8 before 18.8.5, and 18.9 before 18.9.1 that could have allowed an unauthenticated user to cause Denial of Service by sending specially crafted requests to the Jira events endpoint.. 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 14.4 before 18.7.5, 18.8 before 18.8.5, and 18.9 before 18.9.1 that could have allowed an unauthenticated user to cause Denial of Service by sending specially crafted requests to the Jira events endpoint.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gitlab | Gitlab | >= 14.4.0, < 18.7.5 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | >= 18.8.0, < 18.8.5 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | 18.9.0 |
References
- https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/02/25/patch-release-gitlab-18-9-1-released/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://hackerone.com/reports/3519694Permissions Required
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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