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TI-2025-04460 Aliases CVE-2025-4976GHSA-w962-8hwv-w52p

Exposure of Sensitive Information Due to Incompatible Policies in GitLab

Priority LOW 25CWE-213Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 17.0 before 18.0.5, 18.1 before 18.1.3, and 18.2 before 18.2.1 that, under certain circumstances, could have allowed an attacker to access internal notes in GitLab Duo responses.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00504 43rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed GitLab (GitLab): 18.0.5, 18.1.3, 18.2.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
GitLabGitLab17.0 to before 18.0.5; 18.1 to before 18.1.3; 18.2 to before 18.2.118.0.5, 18.1.3, 18.2.1Patch availableCNA
  • GitLab VendorGitLab Affected 17.0 to before 18.0.5; 18.1 to before 18.1.3; 18.2 to before 18.2.1 Fixed in 18.0.5, 18.1.3, 18.2.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*17.0.0 to before 18.0.5; 18.1.0 to before 18.1.3VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:18.2:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*18.2VulnerableGitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 17.0.0 to before 18.0.5; 18.1.0 to before 18.1.3 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:18.2:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 18.2 Vulnerable ·GitLab

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA GitLab (GitLab) Fixed in 18.0.5, 18.1.3, 18.2.1

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    GitLab 18.0.5, 18.1.3, 18.2.1

    4 records Highest priority Priority LOW 4 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-06368 Insufficient Granularity of Access Control in GitLabPriority LOW 20
    • TI-2025-01112 Missing Authorization in GitLabPriority LOW 20
    • TI-2025-00652 Incorrect Authorization in GitLabPriority LOW 20
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-4976
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w962-8hwv-w52p

References

Exploit 1

Other 1

  • TI-2026-71508 Integer overflow in GitLab allows code execution on the server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-58817 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2023-06425 Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2021-05191 Code injection in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2021-05161 Server-side request forgery in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-02763 Injection in GitLab CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
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Sources

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