CVE-2025-8014

HIGH 7.5 ALL-YEARS

Published 2025-09-27 · Last modified 2025-09-30 · GitLab · NVD: Analyzed

Denial of Service issue in GraphQL endpoints in Gitlab EE/CE affecting all versions from 11.10 prior to 18.2.7, 18.3 prior to 18.3.3, and 18.4 prior to 18.4.1 allows unauthenticated users to potentially bypass query complexity limits leading to resource exhaustion and service disruption.

ELEVATED IMPACT

Severe if exploited (CVSS 7.5), but no confirmed exploitation. Patch on a normal cadence.

Exploitation likelihood

0.6%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 48th percentile

○ In CISA KEV○ Catalogued PoC◆ SSVC: exploitation none, automatable yes

Impact if exploited

7.5CVSS 3.1 · HIGH · CNA

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

What an attacker needs

✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable

✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it

Proof of concept

No public PoC is currently catalogued.

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Data snapshot: 2026-10-26T04:59:11.116Z

Affected

Vendors Gitlab

Products Gitlab

Weakness (CWE)

CWE-770: : Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References and research data (JSON)

Known Affected Software Configurations

Vendor	Product	Version range
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 11.10.0 and < 18.2.7
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 11.10.0 and < 18.2.7
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 18.3.0 and < 18.3.3
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 18.3.0 and < 18.3.3
Gitlab	Gitlab	18.4.0
Gitlab	Gitlab	18.4.0

All CVSS metrics

HIGH 7.5 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
HIGH 7.5 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Exploit-tagged references (not proof of a PoC)

https://hackerone.com/reports/3228134 technical-descriptionexploitpermissions-requiredPermissions RequiredCVE record · GitLab · Updated 2025-09-27T16:33:32.601Z
NVD · CVE-2025-8014 · Updated 2026-10-19T16:10:00.260

Advisories

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2025-31430 ADVISORYEUVD · EUVD-2025-31430

Technical & other

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/556838 issue-trackingpermissions-requiredBroken LinkCVE record · GitLab · Updated 2025-09-27T16:33:32.601Z
NVD · CVE-2025-8014 · Updated 2026-10-19T16:10:00.260

Sources: NVD · CVE.org · All sources and attribution · EPSS