GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 18.1.5/18.2.5/18.3.1 information expsure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 18.1.5/18.2.5/18.3.1. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes information expsure. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-6769. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 18.1.5/18.2.5/18.3.1. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information expsure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-497. The product does not properly prevent sensitive system-level information from being accessed by unauthorized actors who do not have the same level of access to the underlying system as the product does. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 15.1 before 18.1.6, 18.2 before 18.2.6, and 18.3 before 18.3.2 that could have allowed authenticated users to view administrator-only maintenance notes by accessing runner details through specific interfaces.

The weakness was disclosed by iamgk808 as 551957. The advisory is shared at about.gitlab.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-6769 since 06/27/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 264598 (GitLab 15.1 < 18.1.6 / 18.2 < 18.2.6 / 18.3 < 18.3.2 (CVE-2025-6769)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 18.1.6, 18.2.6 or 18.3.2 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at about.gitlab.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (264598), EUVD (EUVD-2025-29021) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2024). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Open Source GitLab

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 4.3
CNA Vector (GitLab): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information expsure
CWE: CWE-497
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 264598
Nessus Name: GitLab 15.1 < 18.1.6 / 18.2 < 18.2.6 / 18.3 < 18.3.2 (CVE-2025-6769)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 18.1.6/18.2.6/18.3.2

Timelineinfo

06/27/2025 CVE reserved
09/12/2025 +77 days Advisory disclosed
09/12/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/12/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: 551957
Researcher: iamgk808
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-6769 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-6769
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-323737
EUVD: 🔒
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2024 - GitLab: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 09/12/2025 08:56
Updated: 09/12/2025 22:04
Changes: 09/12/2025 08:56 (66), 09/12/2025 09:49 (1), 09/12/2025 10:22 (7), 09/12/2025 22:04 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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