Resource exhaustion in GitLab
CVE-2025-2853
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before 17.10.7, 17.11 before 17.11.3, and 18.0 before 18.0.1. A lack of proper validation in GitLab could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service condition.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (37.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 37.8% 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 17.11, 0, 18.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/527218 (issue-tracking, permissions-required, Broken Link)
- hackerone.com/reports/3015673 (Permissions Required, technical-description, permissions-required, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-2853?
- CVE-2025-2853 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-05-22.
- How severe is CVE-2025-2853?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.