CVE-2025-11974
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Publication date: 2025-10-27

Last updated on: 2025-10-28

Assigner: GitLab Inc.

Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 11.7 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 create a denial of service condition by uploading large files to specific API endpoints.
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Published
2025-10-27
Last Modified
2025-10-28
Generated
2026-06-16
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2025-10-27
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-14
NVD
CVE-2025-11974
Affected Vendors & Products
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gitlab gitlab From 11.7.0 (inc) to 18.3.5 (exc)
gitlab gitlab From 11.7.0 (inc) to 18.3.5 (exc)
gitlab gitlab From 18.4.0 (inc) to 18.4.3 (exc)
gitlab gitlab From 18.4.0 (inc) to 18.4.3 (exc)
gitlab gitlab 18.5.0
gitlab gitlab 18.5.0
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CWE-770 The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any intended restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability in GitLab CE/EE versions before certain fixed releases allows an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service by uploading large files to specific API endpoints.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can impact you by causing a denial of service condition, potentially making the GitLab service unavailable or degraded due to resource exhaustion from large file uploads by an attacker.

Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, update GitLab CE/EE to a fixed version: 18.3.5 or later for 18.3.x, 18.4.3 or later for 18.4.x, and 18.5.1 or later for 18.5.x. Avoid allowing unauthenticated users to upload large files to the affected API endpoints until the update is applied.

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