CVE-2025-12562 json
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab
published 2025-12-11 10 mo ago modified 2026-10-14 25 d ago also BIT-gitlab-2025-12562 , EUVD-2025-202658
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.9%
- EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 58%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 11.10 before 18.4.6, 18.5 before 18.5.4, and 18.6 before 18.6.2 that could have allowed an unauthenticated user to create a denial of service condition by sending crafted GraphQL queries that bypass query complexity limits.
Patch / fix
- bitnami gitlab 18.4.6, 18.5.4, 18.6.2
- GitLab GitLab 18.4.6, 18.5.4, 18.6.2
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 10 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- hackerone.com https://hackerone.com/reports/3360710 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| OSV | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| bitnami | gitlab | >=11.10.0, <18.4.6 >=18.5.0, <18.5.4 >=18.6.0, <18.6.2 |
18.4.6 18.5.4 18.6.2 |
Affected products
- GitLab GitLab
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
- Technology feeds
References
-
hackerone.com
/reports/3360710
technical-description, exploit, permissions-required, web
-
about.gitlab.com
/releases/2025/12/10/patch-release-gitlab-18-6-2-released/
release-notes, vendor-advisory, advisory
-
gitlab.com
/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/579152
issue-tracking, permissions-required, broken-link, web
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12562
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-12562
- NVD CVE-2025-12562
- OSV BIT-gitlab-2025-12562
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