Vulnerability in Gitlab
CVE-2025-14511
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 12.2 before 18.7.5, 18.8 before 18.8.5, and 18.9 before 18.9.1 that could have allowed an unauthenticated user to cause denial of service by sending specially crafted files to the container registry event endpoint under certain conditions.
EPSS: 0.004 (27.6th 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 12.2, 18.9.0, 18.8
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@gitlab.com (issue-tracking, permissions-required, Broken Link)
- cve@gitlab.com (Permissions Required, technical-description, permissions-required, exploit)
- cve@gitlab.com (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-14511?
- CVE-2025-14511 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-02-25.
- How severe is CVE-2025-14511?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.