CVE-2025-14511
Received Received - Intake
Denial of Service in GitLab Container Registry via Crafted Files

Publication date: 2026-02-25

Last updated on: 2026-02-28

Assigner: GitLab Inc.

Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 12.2 before 18.7.5, 18.8 before 18.8.5, and 18.9 before 18.9.1 that could have allowed an unauthenticated user to cause denial of service by sending specially crafted files to the container registry event endpoint under certain conditions.
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Published
2026-02-25
Last Modified
2026-02-28
Generated
2026-06-16
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2026-02-25
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2025-14511
EUVD
EUVD-2025-208118
Affected Vendors & Products
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Vendor Product Version / Range
gitlab gitlab From 18.8.0 (inc) to 18.8.5 (exc)
gitlab gitlab From 18.8.0 (inc) to 18.8.5 (exc)
gitlab gitlab 18.9.0
gitlab gitlab 18.9.0
gitlab gitlab From 12.2.0 (inc) to 18.7.5 (exc)
gitlab gitlab From 12.2.0 (inc) to 18.7.5 (exc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-1284 The product receives input that is expected to specify a quantity (such as size or length), but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the quantity has the required properties.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability in GitLab CE/EE affects versions from 12.2 before 18.7.5, 18.8 before 18.8.5, and 18.9 before 18.9.1. It allows an unauthenticated user to cause a denial of service (DoS) by sending specially crafted files to the container registry event endpoint under certain conditions.

Impact Analysis

The impact of this vulnerability is a denial of service condition, meaning that an attacker can disrupt the normal operation of the GitLab service by sending specially crafted files without needing to authenticate. This could lead to service unavailability or interruptions.

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Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, you should upgrade GitLab CE/EE to a fixed version. Specifically, update to version 18.7.5 or later if you are using the 18.7 series, 18.8.5 or later if using the 18.8 series, or 18.9.1 or later if using the 18.9 series.

These updates address the issue that allowed unauthenticated users to cause denial of service by sending specially crafted files to the container registry event endpoint.

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