CVE-2025-2256

Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input in GitLab

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 12, 2025 at 06:06 AM UTC
Updated: October 19, 2026 at 05:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGitLab

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 7.12 before 18.1.6, 18.2 before 18.2.6, and 18.3 before 18.3.2 that could have allowed unauthorized users to render the GitLab instance unresponsive to legitimate users by sending multiple concurrent large SAML responses.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

All versions18.2.0 ≤ v < 18.2.618.3.0 ≤ v < 18.3.27.12.0 ≤ v < 18.1.618.218.37.12
Affected range stops below 18.1.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 18.2.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 18.3.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (3)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.5HIGHGitLab
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-1284

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