What is CVE-2025-1278?

CVE-2025-1278 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under CWE-1220. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-05-09.

How severe is CVE-2025-1278?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-1278 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Gitlab

CVE-2025-1278

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 12.0 before 17.9.8, 17.10 before 17.10.6, and 17.11 before 17.11.2. Under certain conditions users could bypass IP access restrictions and view sensitive information.

EPSS: 0.003 (22.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Gitlab — versions 12.0, 17.10, 17.11

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1220

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

cve@gitlab.com (issue-tracking, permissions-required, Broken Link)
cve@gitlab.com (Permissions Required, technical-description, permissions-required, exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-1278?: CVE-2025-1278 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under CWE-1220. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-05-09.
How severe is CVE-2025-1278?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-1278 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.