Vulnerability in GitLab
CVE-2025-5069
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.10 before 18.2.7, 18.3 before 18.3.3, and 18.4 before 18.4.1 that could have allowed an authenticated user to gain unauthorized access to confidential issues by creating a project with an identical name to the victim's project.
EPSS: 0.002 (15.5th 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:L/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Gitlab — versions 18.4.0, 18.3, 18.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@gitlab.com (issue-tracking, permissions-required, Broken Link)
- cve@gitlab.com (Permissions Required, technical-description, permissions-required, exploit, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-5069?
- CVE-2025-5069 is a low-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under CWE-708. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2025-09-26.
- How severe is CVE-2025-5069?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-5069 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.