CVE-2025-12562

CVE Enrichment

CVSS: 7.5 HIGH
EPSS: 0.86%
EPSS Percentile: 57.98%
CISA KEV: Not listed

Description

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 11.10 before 18.4.6, 18.5 before 18.5.4, and 18.6 before 18.6.2 that could have allowed an unauthenticated user to create a denial of service condition by sending crafted GraphQL queries that bypass query complexity limits.

Technical Details

CVSS Version: 3.1
CNA / NVD Source: cve@gitlab.com
Published: 11-Dec-2025 11:15
Last Modified: 15-Oct-2026 04:10
EPSS Date: 2026-10-20
CWE: CWE-770

CVSS Vector


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

Affected Products / Versions

gitlab / gitlab
Version / affected range: * · from (inclusive) 11.10.0 · before (exclusive) 18.4.6
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
gitlab / gitlab
Version / affected range: * · from (inclusive) 11.10.0 · before (exclusive) 18.4.6
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
gitlab / gitlab
Version / affected range: * · from (inclusive) 18.5.0 · before (exclusive) 18.5.4
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
gitlab / gitlab
Version / affected range: * · from (inclusive) 18.5.0 · before (exclusive) 18.5.4
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
gitlab / gitlab
Version / affected range: * · from (inclusive) 18.6.0 · before (exclusive) 18.6.2
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
gitlab / gitlab
Version / affected range: * · from (inclusive) 18.6.0 · before (exclusive) 18.6.2
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*

References

Last enrichment sync: 21-Oct-2026 13:19
Sources: NVD · FIRST EPSS · CISA KEV
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Reported Context (1)

infrastructure. A notable exploit in GitLab (CVE-2025-12562) demonstrated how unauthenticated users Rapid7 Report Finds Faster Exploitation and Expanding Ransomware Activity in 2025

CVE (7)

Malware (10)

Threat Actors (21)

MITRE ATT&CK (13)

Vendors (7)

Products (12)

Tools (7)

Industries (10)

Countries (8)

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