---
id: CVE-2025-6016
title: >-
  GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 9.2
  before 18.9.6, 18.10 before 18.10.4, and 18.11 before 18.11.1 that could have
  allowed an authenticated user to cause denial of service due to insufficient
  res…
summary: >-
  GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 9.2
  before 18.9.6, 18.10 before 18.10.4, and 18.11 before 18.11.1 that could have
  allowed an authenticated user to cause denial of service due to insufficient
  res…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-770
vendor: gitlab
product: gitlab
affected:
  - 'gitlab >= 9.2.0, < 18.9.6'
  - 'gitlab >= 18.10.0, < 18.10.4'
  - gitlab = 18.11.0
patched:
  - gitlab 18.10.4
published: '2026-04-22'
updated: '2026-10-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-14T13:10:00.187'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-6016'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/04/22/patch-release-gitlab-18-11-1-released/
    label: cve@gitlab.com
  - url: 'https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/548940'
    label: cve@gitlab.com
  - url: 'https://hackerone.com/reports/3160363'
    label: cve@gitlab.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00449
epssPercentile: 0.3729
ingestedAt: '2026-10-14T13:30:58.482Z'
---

## Overview

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 9.2 before 18.9.6, 18.10 before 18.10.4, and 18.11 before 18.11.1 that could have allowed an authenticated user to cause denial of service due to insufficient resource allocation limits when retrieving notes under certain conditions.

## Affected

- `gitlab >= 9.2.0, < 18.9.6`
- `gitlab >= 18.10.0, < 18.10.4`
- `gitlab = 18.11.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `gitlab 18.10.4`