GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 18.5.4/18.6.2/18.7.0 External API Call allocation of resources

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 18.5.4/18.6.2/18.7.0 and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component External API Call Handler. The manipulation leads to allocation of resources. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-10569. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 18.5.4/18.6.2/18.7.0 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the component External API Call Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a allocation of resources vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-770. The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 8.3 before 18.5.5, 18.6 before 18.6.3, and 18.7 before 18.7.1 that could have allowed an authenticated user to create a denial of service condition by providing crafted responses to external API calls.

The weakness was shared by a92847865 as 570528. It is possible to read the advisory at gitlab.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-10569 since 09/16/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 294809 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-10569), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 18.5.5, 18.6.3 or 18.7.1 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at about.gitlab.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (294809) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-0037). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Open Source GitLab

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Allocation of resources
CWE: CWE-770 / CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 294809
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-10569

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 18.5.5/18.6.3/18.7.1

Timelineinfo

09/16/2025 CVE reserved
01/09/2026 +115 days Advisory disclosed
01/09/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/23/2026 +14 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: 570528
Researcher: a92847865
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-10569 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-10569
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-340259
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-0037 - GitLab CE und EE: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 01/09/2026 12:27
Updated: 01/23/2026 09:13
Changes: 01/09/2026 12:27 (67), 01/12/2026 02:42 (7), 01/23/2026 09:13 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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