CVE-2022-1174

A potential DoS vulnerability was discovered in Gitlab CE/EE versions 13.7 before 14.7.7, all...

4.3 MediumFix available

A potential DoS vulnerability was discovered in Gitlab CE/EE versions 13.7 before 14.7.7, all versions starting from 14.8 before 14.8.5, all versions starting from 14.9 before 14.9.2 allowed an attacker to trigger high CPU usage via a special crafted input added in Issues, Merge requests, Milestones, Snippets, Wiki pages, etc.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: Low

Exploit likelihood

1.50%Up 0.6 points since Apr 5, 2022

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 4.3

Record: CVE-2022-1174
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-24515 4.3

Record: EUVD-2022-24515
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7p75-2h87-hjrc 7.5

A potential DoS vulnerability was discovered in Gitlab CE/EE versions 13.7 before 14.7.7, all...

Record: GHSA-7p75-2h87-hjrc
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-400
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 4.3

Record: CVE-2022-1174
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-1284
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 4.3

Record: CVE-2022-1174
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-1174 7.5

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1174
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVBIT-gitlab-2022-1174 No score

Record: BIT-gitlab-2022-1174
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

gitlab

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`gitlab` Bitnami	13.7.0 up to 14.7.7, 14.8.0 up to 14.8.5, 14.9.0 up to 14.9.2	14.7.714.8.514.9.2
`gitlab` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 8.4.3+dfsg-98.4.3+dfsg-128.5.8+dfsg-5	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-1174 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Gitlab, published April 4, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.50%, the 74th percentile. Fixed in gitlab 14.7.7.