# CVE-2026-1168: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab

> CVE-2026-1168: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab. CVSS 7.5 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-1168
Last updated: 2026-09-28T13:27:31Z

- Published: 2026-09-16 06:34 UTC · Updated: 2026-09-28 13:27 UTC · Assigner: GitLab
- CVSS: 7.5 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS: 0.64%, 50th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-770

## Description

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.4.6 before 19.1.8, 19.2 before 19.2.6, and 19.3 before 19.3.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an unauthenticated user to cause denial of service due to improper resource allocation limits in the GraphQL complexity calculation logic.

## Affected vendors and products

- GitLab: GitLab

## Tracked companies

- [GitLab](https://rewindex.com/company/gitlab.md)

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-1168)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-1168)
- [https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-3-2-released/](https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-3-2-released/)
- [https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work\_items/586586](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/586586)
- [https://hackerone.com/reports/3461590](https://hackerone.com/reports/3461590)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-1168 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-1168.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2026-1168 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T03:10:49.269Z