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.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (15.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 15th percentile — 15.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- GitLab — versions 18.4.0, 18.3, 18.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/544926 (issue-tracking, permissions-required, Broken Link)
- hackerone.com/reports/3019236 (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.