CVE-2025-6016 — MEDIUM (6.5)

Q: How severe is CVE-2025-6016?

CVE-2025-6016 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2025-6016?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Gitlab Gitlab.

Vulnerability Description

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.

CVSS Score

6.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gitlab	Gitlab	>= 9.2.0, < 18.9.6

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-770

References

https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/04/22/patch-release-gitlab-18-11-1-releasRelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/548940Broken Link
https://hackerone.com/reports/3160363Permissions Required

FAQ

What is CVE-2025-6016?

CVE-2025-6016 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). 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 deni...

How severe is CVE-2025-6016?

CVE-2025-6016 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2025-6016?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Gitlab Gitlab.