GitLab DoS via crafted API responses (v8.3-18.5.4,18.6-18.6.2,18.7-18.7.0)
CVE-2025-10569 Published on January 9, 2026
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 8.3 before 18.5.5, 18.6 before 18.6.3, and 18.7 before 18.7.1 that could have allowed an authenticated user to create a denial of service condition by providing crafted responses to external API calls.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-10569 can be exploited with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
The software allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-10569
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Affected Versions
GitLab:- Version 8.3 and below 18.5.5 is affected.
- Version 18.6 and below 18.6.3 is affected.
- Version 18.7 and below 18.7.1 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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