CVE-2025-8405

HIGH

GitLab CE/EE <18.4.6-18.6.2 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

GitLab has remediated a security issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.1 before 18.4.6, 18.5 before 18.5.4, and 18.6 before 18.6.2 that could have allowed an authenticated user to perform unauthorized actions on behalf of other users by injecting malicious HTML into vulnerability code flow displays.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Broken Link issue-tracking permissions-required
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/558214
Permissions Required technical-description exploit permissions-required
https://hackerone.com/reports/3270940

Scores

CVSS v3 7.7
EPSS 0.0049
EPSS Percentile 37.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-116
Status published
Products (1)
gitlab/gitlab 17.1.0 - 18.4.6 (2 CPE variants)
Published Dec 11, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026