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    "cwe_ids": [
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  "details": "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.",
  "id": "CVE-2025-6016",
  "modified": "2026-08-23T03:42:52.804635465Z",
  "published": "2026-04-22T16:05:26.340Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/04/22/patch-release-gitlab-18-11-1-released/"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/548940"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/6xxx/CVE-2025-6016.json"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-6016"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://hackerone.com/reports/3160363"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "git://git@gitlab.com:gitlab-org/gitlab.git"
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  "severity": [
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab"
}