GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 18.2.6/18.3.2/18.4.0 logic error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 18.2.6/18.3.2/18.4.0. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes logic error. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-10868. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 18.2.6/18.3.2/18.4.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a logic error vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-840. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.4 before 18.2.7, 18.3 before 18.3.3, and 18.4 before 18.4.1 where certain string conversion methods exhibit performance degradation with large inputs.

The weakness was shared by reporter. The advisory is shared at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-10868 since 09/23/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 265961 (GitLab 17.4 < 18.2.7 / 18.3 < 18.3.3 / 18.4 < 18.4.1 (CVE-2025-10868)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 18.2.7, 18.3.3 or 18.4.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (265961) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2140). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Open Source GitLab

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 5.3
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CNA Base Score: 3.5
CNA Vector (GitLab): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Logic error
CWE: CWE-840
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 265961
Nessus Name: GitLab 17.4 < 18.2.7 / 18.3 < 18.3.3 / 18.4 < 18.4.1 (CVE-2025-10868)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 18.2.7/18.3.3/18.4.1

Timelineinfo

09/23/2025 CVE reserved
09/26/2025 +3 days Advisory disclosed
09/26/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/30/2025 +4 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: gitlab.com
Researcher: reporter
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-10868 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-10868
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-326089
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2140 - GitLab: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 09/26/2025 11:47
Updated: 09/30/2025 02:54
Changes: 09/26/2025 11:47 (65), 09/26/2025 22:02 (2), 09/27/2025 07:40 (7), 09/30/2025 02:54 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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