Resource exhaustion in GitLab
CVE-2025-7337
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 7.8 before 18.1.6, 18.2 before 18.2.6, and 18.3 before 18.3.2 that could have allowed an authenticated user with Developer-level access to cause a persistent denial of service affecting all users on a GitLab instance by uploading large files.
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 (38.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 38.0% 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 7.8, 18.2, 18.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- about.gitlab.com/releases/2025/09/10/patch-release-gitlab-18-3-2-released/ (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/554062 (issue-tracking, permissions-required, Broken Link)
- hackerone.com/reports/3161756 (Permissions Required, technical-description, permissions-required, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-7337?
- CVE-2025-7337 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-09-12.
- How severe is CVE-2025-7337?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-7337 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.