Vulnerability in GitLab
CVE-2025-12506
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.5 before 18.11.7, 19.0 before 19.0.4, and 19.1 before 19.1.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user to create a repository where the content displayed in the web interface differed from the content available for download, due to improper handling of Git reference name resolution.
EPSS: 0.002 (8.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Gitlab — versions 16.5, 19.0, 19.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@gitlab.com (Vendor Advisory)
- cve@gitlab.com (Broken Link)
- cve@gitlab.com (Permissions Required, technical-description, permissions-required, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-12506?
- CVE-2025-12506 is a low-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2026-07-08.
- How severe is CVE-2025-12506?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.