Vulnerability in GitLab
CVE-2025-7000
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.6 before 18.3.6, 18.4 before 18.4.4, and 18.5 before 18.5.2, that, under specific conditions, could have allowed unauthorized users to view confidential branch names by accessing project issues with related merge requests.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (27.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 27.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GitLab — versions 17.6, 18.4, 18.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- about.gitlab.com/releases/2025/11/12/patch-release-gitlab-18-5-2-released/ (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/553129 (issue-tracking, permissions-required, Broken Link)
- hackerone.com/reports/3214025 (Permissions Required, technical-description, permissions-required, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-7000?
- CVE-2025-7000 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Sent Data. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2025-11-15.
- How severe is CVE-2025-7000?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.