DOS via GraphQL Complexity Bypass in GitLab CE/EE 11.10-18.6 pre-18.4.6
CVE-2025-12562 Published on December 11, 2025
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 11.10 before 18.4.6, 18.5 before 18.5.4, and 18.6 before 18.6.2 that could have allowed an unauthenticated user to create a denial of service condition by sending crafted GraphQL queries that bypass query complexity limits.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-12562 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. 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-2025-12562
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Affected Versions
GitLab:- Version 11.10 and below 18.4.6 is affected.
- Version 18.5 and below 18.5.4 is affected.
- Version 18.6 and below 18.6.2 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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