CVE-2025-9825

MEDIUM 5 ALL-YEARS

Published 2025-11-21 · Last modified 2025-11-24 · GitLab · NVD: Analyzed

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 13.7 to 18.2.8, 18.3 before 18.3.4, and 18.4 before 18.4.2 that could have allowed authenticated users without project membership to view sensitive manual CI/CD variables by querying the GraphQL API.

LIMITED SIGNALS

No known exploitation, public exploit, or elevated probability at this time. Track for changes.

Exploitation likelihood

0.4%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 33rd percentile

○ In CISA KEV○ Catalogued PoC◆ SSVC: exploitation none, automatable no

Impact if exploited

5CVSS 3.1 · MEDIUM · CNA

ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

What an attacker needs

✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
⚠Privileges: Requires a low-privilege account
✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable

✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it

Proof of concept

No public PoC is currently catalogued.

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Tracked sources are checked weekly for the full archive, including PoCs published after the original disclosure. A later release appears after a tracked source lists it and a refresh succeeds.

Data snapshot: 2026-10-26T04:59:11.116Z

Affected

Vendors Gitlab

Products Gitlab

Weakness (CWE)

CWE-862: : Missing Authorization

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

References and research data (JSON)

Known Affected Software Configurations

Vendor	Product	Version range
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 13.7.0 and < 18.2.8
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 13.7.0 and < 18.2.8
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 18.3.0 and < 18.3.4
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 18.3.0 and < 18.3.4
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 18.4.0 and < 18.4.2
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 18.4.0 and < 18.4.2

All CVSS metrics

MEDIUM 5 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
MEDIUM 5 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
MEDIUM 6.5 v3.1 · NVD Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

Exploit-tagged references (not proof of a PoC)

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/567301 issue-trackingpermissions-requiredExploitIssue TrackingCVE record · GitLab · Updated 2025-11-21T05:33:31.558Z
NVD · CVE-2025-9825 · Updated 2026-10-19T13:10:00.110
https://hackerone.com/reports/3319800 technical-descriptionexploitpermissions-requiredPermissions RequiredCVE record · GitLab · Updated 2025-11-21T05:33:31.558Z
NVD · CVE-2025-9825 · Updated 2026-10-19T13:10:00.110

Advisories

https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2025/10/08/patch-release-gitlab-18-4-2-released/ Release NotesVendor AdvisoryCVE record · GitLab · Updated 2025-11-21T05:33:31.558Z
NVD · CVE-2025-9825 · Updated 2026-10-19T13:10:00.110
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2025-198377 ADVISORYEUVD · EUVD-2025-198377

Sources: NVD · CVE.org · All sources and attribution · EPSS