CVE-2022-2931

A potential DOS vulnerability was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before 15.1.6...

7.5 HighFix available

A potential DOS vulnerability was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before 15.1.6, all versions starting from 15.2 before 15.2.4, all versions starting from 15.3 before 15.3.2. Malformed content added to the issue description could have been used to trigger high CPU usage.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

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

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.57%Up 0.7 points since Oct 18, 2022

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2022-2931
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-35153 7.5

Record: EUVD-2022-35153
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p95h-29v8-j2h6 7.5

A potential DOS vulnerability was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before 15.1.6...

Record: GHSA-p95h-29v8-j2h6
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 7.5

Record: CVE-2022-2931
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

OSV 7.5

Record: CVE-2022-2931
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-2931 7.5

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2931
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVBIT-gitlab-2022-2931 No score

Record: BIT-gitlab-2022-2931
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

gitlab

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`gitlab` Bitnami	before 15.1.6, 15.2.0 up to 15.2.4, 15.3.0 up to 15.3.2	15.1.615.2.415.3.2
`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 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2022-2931 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Gitlab, published October 17, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.57%, the 75th percentile. Fixed in gitlab 15.1.6.