Resource exhaustion in Gitlab
CVE-2025-13436
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 13.7 before 18.8.7, 18.9 before 18.9.3, and 18.10 before 18.10.1 that could have allowed an authenticated user to cause a denial of service due to excessive resourc…
EPSS: 0.001 (17.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Gitlab — versions 13.7, 18.9, 18.10
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #3418149 (technical-description, exploit, permissions-required)
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/581372
- about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/03/25/patch-release-gitlab-18-10-1-released/
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-13436?
- CVE-2025-13436 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-03-25.
- How severe is CVE-2025-13436?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.