GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 18.7.5/18.8.5/18.9.1 authorization
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 4.2 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability has been found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 18.7.5/18.8.5/18.9.1 and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-12555. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.
Details
A vulnerability was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 18.7.5/18.8.5/18.9.1 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-863. The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 15.1 before 18.7.6, 18.8 before 18.8.6, and 18.9 before 18.9.2 that, under certain conditions, could have allowed an authenticated user to access previous pipeline job information on projects with repository and CI/CD disabled due to improper authorization checks.
The weakness was published by Iamgk808. The advisory is shared at hackerone.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-12555 since 10/31/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 302850 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-12555), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.
Upgrading to version 18.7.6, 18.8.6 or 18.9.2 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (302850). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
License
Website
- Vendor: https://gitlab.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
VulDB Vector: 🔒VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CNA Base Score: 4.3
CNA Vector (GitLab): 🔒
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: AuthorizationCWE: CWE-863 / CWE-285 / CWE-266
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒
Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Price Prediction: 🔍
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Nessus ID: 302850
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-12555
Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍
Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 18.7.6/18.8.6/18.9.2
Timeline
10/31/2025 CVE reserved03/11/2026 Advisory disclosed
03/11/2026 VulDB entry created
03/18/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: gitlab.comAdvisory: hackerone.com
Researcher: Iamgk808
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2025-12555 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-12555
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-350465
Entry
Created: 03/11/2026 17:44Updated: 03/18/2026 18:23
Changes: 03/11/2026 17:44 (64), 03/14/2026 15:05 (1), 03/18/2026 18:23 (2)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.
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