GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 9.2 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 regular expression denial of service by sending specially crafted input to a merge request endpoint under certain conditions.
References
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| https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/02/25/patch-release-gitlab-18-9-1-released/ | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/587560 | Broken Link |
| https://hackerone.com/reports/3482893 | Permissions Required |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
28 Feb 2026, 00:45
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:18.9.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:18.9.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* |
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Gitlab
Gitlab gitlab |
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| References | () https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/02/25/patch-release-gitlab-18-9-1-released/ - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/587560 - Broken Link | |
| References | () https://hackerone.com/reports/3482893 - Permissions Required |
27 Feb 2026, 14:06
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| Summary |
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25 Feb 2026, 21:16
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-02-25 21:16
Updated : 2026-02-28 00:45
NVD link : CVE-2026-1388
Mitre link : CVE-2026-1388
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-1388
JSON object : View
Products Affected
gitlab
- gitlab
CWE
CWE-1333
Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
