CVE-2024-2829Network attack vector

Service interruption via crafted FileFinder wildcard

Published Apr 25, 2024 · Updated Nov 20, 2025

Regular expression denial of service in GitLab CE/EE 12.5 through affected 16.x releases allows remote attackers to interrupt service. FileFinder processes a crafted wildcard filter during project file search with an inefficient regular expression, causing excessive computation. No authentication or user interaction is required, and exploitation can make the service unavailable without disclosing or modifying data.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability25.96%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Regular expression denial of service in GitLab CE/EE 12.5 through affected 16.x releases allows remote attackers to interrupt service. FileFinder processes a crafted wildcard filter during project file search with an inefficient regular expression, causing excessive computation. No authentication or user interaction is required, and exploitation can make the service unavailable without disclosing or modifying data.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-2829
Published
Apr 25, 2024
Updated
Nov 20, 2025
Vendor
GitLab
Product
GitLab
Classifications
CWE-1333, T1499.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 25, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 20, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=12.5 <16.9.6
  2. Affected versionversion=16.10 <16.10.4
  3. Affected versionversion=16.11 <16.11.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

GitLab · GitLabversion=12.5 <16.9.6; version=16.10 <16.10.4; version=16.11 <16.11.1

Published CVSS scores

7.5GitLabCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-1333Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
T1499.004Endpoint Denial of Service: Application or System Exploitation

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