Resource exhaustion in GitLab
CVE-2025-10004
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 13.12 to 18.2.8, 18.3 to 18.3.4, and 18.4 to 18.4.2 that could make the GitLab instance unresponsive or severely degraded by sending crafted GraphQL queries requesting large repository blobs.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (42.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 42.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- GitLab — versions 13.12, 18.3, 18.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- about.gitlab.com/releases/2025/10/08/patch-release-gitlab-18-4-2-released/ (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/568121 (issue-tracking, permissions-required, Broken Link)
- hackerone.com/reports/3026555 (Permissions Required, technical-description, permissions-required, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-10004?
- CVE-2025-10004 is a high-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-10-09.
- How severe is CVE-2025-10004?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-10004 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.