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TI-2025-09624 Aliases CVE-2025-10497GHSA-w2m4-xx67-836j

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-770Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-770.

Summary

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.10 before 18.3.5, 18.4 before 18.4.3, and 18.5 before 18.5.1 that could have allowed an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service condition by sending specially crafted payloads.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00624 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed GitLab (GitLab): 18.3.5, 18.4.3, 18.5.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
GitLabGitLab17.10 to before 18.3.5; 18.4 to before 18.4.3; 18.5 to before 18.5.118.3.5, 18.4.3, 18.5.1Patch availableCNA
  • GitLab VendorGitLab Affected 17.10 to before 18.3.5; 18.4 to before 18.4.3; 18.5 to before 18.5.1 Fixed in 18.3.5, 18.4.3, 18.5.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 6

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*17.10.0 to before 18.3.5VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*17.10.0 to before 18.3.5VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*18.4.0 to before 18.4.3VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*18.4.0 to before 18.4.3VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:18.5.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:*18.5.0VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:18.5.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*18.5.0VulnerableGitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions 17.10.0 to before 18.3.5 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 17.10.0 to before 18.3.5 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions 18.4.0 to before 18.4.3 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 18.4.0 to before 18.4.3 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:18.5.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions 18.5.0 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:18.5.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 18.5.0 Vulnerable ·GitLab

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA GitLab (GitLab) Fixed in 18.3.5, 18.4.3, 18.5.1

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    GitLab 18.3.5, 18.4.3, 18.5.1

    4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-10487 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLabPriority MEDIUM 40
    • TI-2025-10978 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLabPriority LOW 29
    • TI-2025-10975 Incorrect Authorization in GitLabPriority LOW 28
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-10497
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w2m4-xx67-836j
  3. 2026-11-04 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2026-71508 Integer overflow in GitLab allows code execution on the server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-58817 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2023-06425 Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2021-05191 Code injection in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2021-05161 Server-side request forgery in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-02763 Injection in GitLab CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
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Sources

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