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CVE-2025-3601: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab
- Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2025-08-27 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-770
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 8.15 before 18.1.5, 18.2 before 18.2.5, and 18.3 before 18.3.1 that could have could have allowed an authenticated user to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) condition by submitting URLs that generate excessively large responses.
Affected products
- GitLab: from 8.15.0 before 18.1.5; from 18.2.0 before 18.2.5; 18.3.0 — fixed in 18.1.5, 18.2.5
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: GitLab 18.1.5, 18.2.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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