GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 11.10 before 18.4.6, 18.5 before 18.5.4, and 18.6 before 18.6.2 that could have allowed an unauthenticated user to create a denial of service condition by sending crafted GraphQL queries that bypass query complexity limits.
CVE-2025-12562
HIGHNVD 7.5
7.5
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- —
- EPSS
- —
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
December 11, 2025
Last Modified
December 23, 2025
References (3)
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-12562(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Frequently asked(4)
What is CVE-2025-12562?
CVE-2025-12562 is a high vulnerability published on December 11, 2025. GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 11.10 before 18.4.6, 18.5 before 18.5.4, and 18.6 before 18.6.2 that could have allowed an unauthenticated user to create a denial of service condition by sending crafted GraphQL queries that bypass query complexity limits.
When was CVE-2025-12562 disclosed?
CVE-2025-12562 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on December 11, 2025, with the most recent update on December 23, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-12562?
CVE-2025-12562 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-12562?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-12562, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.
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