GitLab CI Artifacts Metadata Processing Denial-of-Service Vulnerability

Vulnerability

A denial-of-service vulnerability has been identified in GitLab CE/EE versions 15.0 prior to 17.5.5, 17.6 prior to 17.6.3, and 17.7 prior to 17.7.1. Under certain conditions, the processing of CI artifacts metadata can cause background jobs to become unresponsive.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to background jobs becoming unresponsive, causing potential delays in continuous integration processes.

Added: Jun 9, 2025, 7:46 PM
Updated: Jun 9, 2025, 7:46 PM

Vulnerability Rating

Custom Algorithm
spread
7.3
impact
0.6
exploitability
5.2
remediation
0.0
relevance
0.0
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
1.7

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