CVE-2025-7659
HIGH 8 ALL-YEARSGitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.2 before 18.6.6, 18.7 before 18.7.4, and 18.8 before 18.8.4 that could have allowed an unauthenticated user to steal tokens and access private repositories by abusing incomplete validation in the Web IDE.
Severe if exploited (CVSS 8), but no confirmed exploitation. Patch on a normal cadence.
Exploitation likelihood
0.2%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 12th percentile
Impact if exploited
8CVSS 3.1 · HIGH · CNA
- ConfidentialityHigh
- IntegrityHigh
- AvailabilityNone
What an attacker needs
- ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
- ✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
- ⚠User interaction: A user must take an action (click / open a file)
- ⚠Complexity: Needs a race window or specific setup
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept
No public PoC is currently catalogued.
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Data snapshot:
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-346: : Origin Validation Error
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
References and research data (JSON)
Known Affected Software Configurations
| Vendor | Product | Version range |
|---|---|---|
| Gitlab | Gitlab | ≥ 18.2.0 and < 18.6.6 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | ≥ 18.2.0 and < 18.6.6 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | ≥ 18.7.0 and < 18.7.4 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | ≥ 18.7.0 and < 18.7.4 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | ≥ 18.8.0 and < 18.8.4 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | ≥ 18.8.0 and < 18.8.4 |
All CVSS metrics
- HIGH 8 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - HIGH 8 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - CRITICAL 9.1 v3.1 · NVD Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
References
Exploit-tagged references (not proof of a PoC)
- https://hackerone.com/reports/3234976 CVE record · GitLab · Updated 2026-02-11T11:35:16.441Z
NVD · CVE-2025-7659 · Updated 2026-06-17T10:05:25.690
Advisories
- https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/02/10/patch-release-gitlab-18-8-4-released/ CVE record · GitLab · Updated 2026-02-11T11:35:16.441Z
NVD · CVE-2025-7659 · Updated 2026-06-17T10:05:25.690 - https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2025-207019 EUVD · EUVD-2025-207019
Technical & other
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/555440 CVE record · GitLab · Updated 2026-02-11T11:35:16.441Z
NVD · CVE-2025-7659 · Updated 2026-06-17T10:05:25.690
Sources: NVD · CVE.org · All sources and attribution · EPSS