Resource exhaustion in GitLab
CVE-2025-8014
Denial of Service issue in GraphQL endpoints in Gitlab EE/CE affecting all versions from 11.10 prior to 18.2.7, 18.3 prior to 18.3.3, and 18.4 prior to 18.4.1 allows unauthenticated users to potentially bypass query complexity limits leading to resource exhaustion and service disruption.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (46.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 46.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GitLab — versions 18.4.0, 18.3, 11.10
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/556838 (issue-tracking, permissions-required, Broken Link)
- hackerone.com/reports/3228134 (Permissions Required, technical-description, permissions-required, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-8014?
- CVE-2025-8014 is a high-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-09-27.
- How severe is CVE-2025-8014?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-8014 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.