CVE-2025-6016
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CVE-2025-6016 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 9.2 before 18.9.6, 18.10 before 18.10.4, and 18.11 before 18.11.1 that could have allowed an authenticated user to cause denial of service due to insufficient resource allocation limits when retrieving notes under certain conditions.. EPSS estimates a 0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 9.2 before 18.9.6, 18.10 before 18.10.4, and 18.11 before 18.11.1 that could have allowed an authenticated user to cause denial of service due to insufficient resource allocation limits when retrieving notes under certain conditions.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gitlab | Gitlab | >= 9.2.0, < 18.9.6 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | >= 18.10.0, < 18.10.4 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | 18.11.0 |
References
- https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/04/22/patch-release-gitlab-18-11-1-released/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://hackerone.com/reports/3160363Permissions Required
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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