Vulnerability · CVE-2025-1516
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 8.7 before 17.10.8, 17.11 before 17.11.4, and 18.0 before 18.0.2.
Published Jun 12, 2025 · catalog updated Jun 12, 2025 · GitLab GitLab
Check this week
CVE-2025-1516 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 43.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run GitLab GitLab.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium6.5
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 43.00%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- vendor GitLab GitLab 17.11 <17.11.4
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 8.7 before 17.10.8, 17.11 before 17.11.4, and 18.0 before 18.0.2. Improper input validation in Tokens Names could be used to trigger a denial of service.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- vendor GitLab GitLab 17.11 <17.11.417.11 <17.11.4
How to fix CVE-2025-1516
Recommended remediation
Affected version ranges suggest a fixed boundary. Verify against the vendor advisory for your release.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
CVE-2025-1516 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 43.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run GitLab GitLab.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with GitLab GitLab 17.11 <17.11.4 17.11 <17.11.4. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 43.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jun 12, 2025 · EUVD
Detected
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 8.7 before 17.10.8, 17.11 before 17.11.4, and 18.0 before 18.0.2. Improper input validation in Tokens Names could be used to trigger a denial of service.
Jun 12, 2025 · EUVD
Updated
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 8.7 before 17.10.8, 17.11 before 17.11.4, and 18.0 before 18.0.2. Improper input validation in Tokens Names could be used to trigger a denial of service.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-1516
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-18167
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 8.7 before 17.10.8, 17.11 before 17.11.4, and 18.0 before 18.0.2. Improper input validation in Tokens Names could be used to trigger a denial of service.
euvd.enisa.europa.eu
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.