Resource exhaustion in Gitlab

CVE-2025-10858

An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before 18.2.7, 18.3 before 18.3.3, and 18.4 before 18.4.1 that allows unauthenticated users to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) condition while uploading specifically crafted large JSON files.

EPSS: 0.006 (43.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

  • Gitlab — versions 18.4.0, 18.3, 18.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-10858?
CVE-2025-10858 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-09-26.
How severe is CVE-2025-10858?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-10858 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.