# CVE-2025-5996: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab

> CVE-2025-5996: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab. CVSS 6.5 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2025-5996
Last updated: 2026-06-17T09:49:10Z

- Published: 2025-06-12 10:02 UTC · Updated: 2026-06-17 09:49 UTC · Assigner: GitLab
- CVSS: 6.5 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Medium · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS: 0.78%, 56th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-770

## Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 2.1.0 before 17.10.8, 17.11 before 17.11.4, and 18.0 before 18.0.2. A lack of input validation in HTTP responses could allow an authenticated user to cause denial of service.

## Affected vendors and products

- GitLab: GitLab

## Tracked companies

- [GitLab](https://rewindex.com/company/gitlab.md)

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-5996)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-5996)
- [https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/476671](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/476671)
- [https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/479167](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/479167)
- [https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/483111](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/483111)
- [https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/483150](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/483150)
- [https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/498649](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/498649)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2025-5996 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2025-5996.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2025-5996 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T03:10:43.101Z