Vulnerability in GitLab
CVE-2025-7659
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.2 before 18.6.6, 18.7 before 18.7.4, and 18.8 before 18.8.4 that could have allowed an unauthenticated user to steal tokens and access private repositories by abusing incomplete validation in the Web IDE.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (7.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 8th percentile — 7.6% 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: 0.002 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- GitLab — versions 18.2, 18.7, 18.8
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/555440 (issue-tracking, permissions-required, Issue Tracking, Broken Link)
- hackerone.com/reports/3234976 (Permissions Required, technical-description, permissions-required, exploit)
- about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/02/10/patch-release-gitlab-18-8-4-released/ (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-7659?
- CVE-2025-7659 is a high-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Origin Validation Error. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2026-02-11.
- How severe is CVE-2025-7659?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.