Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab (CVE-2026-77801) | HOL Guard CVE

Unknown severity · Source severity not reportedCVE-2026-77801

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-77801 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps GitLab/GitLab (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Aug 26, 2026Updated Aug 26, 2026Source checked Aug 26, 2026First seen by HOL Aug 26, 2026Material review Aug 26, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Unknown severitySource severity not reported
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps GitLab/GitLab (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
GitLab/GitLabgeneric	>=12.8 <19.1.7 \|\| >=19.2 <19.2.5 \|\| >=19.3 <19.3.1	19.1.7, 19.2.5, 19.3.1

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for GitLab/GitLab.
Review the reported fix. Update GitLab/GitLab to 19.1.7 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Aug 26, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Aug 26, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Aug 26, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 12.8 before 19.1.7, 19.2 before 19.2.5, and 19.3 before 19.3.1 that, under certain conditions, could have allowed an authenticated user to cause a denial of service affecting background job processing, due to missing object count limits.

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