CVE-2025-7659
Origin Validation Error in GitLab
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used 8.0
Origin Validation Error in GitLab
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-7659- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-346
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-207019 8.0
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.
- Record
EUVD-2025-207019- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7p7x-r7pv-gq7p 8.0
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.2 before 18.6.6, 18...
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.
- Record
GHSA-7p7x-r7pv-gq7p- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-346
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD 8.0
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-7659- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-346
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV 8.0
Origin Validation Error in GitLab
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-7659- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-346
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2025-7659 8.0
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2025-7659- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-gitlab-2025-7659No score
Origin Validation Error in GitLab
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.
- Record
BIT-gitlab-2025-7659- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-7659 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.0) in Gitlab, published February 11, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.22%, the 12th percentile. Fixed in gitlab 18.6.6.
References
gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/555440
hackerone.com/reports/3234976
about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/02/10/patch-release-gitlab-18-8-4-released
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-7659
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7p7x-r7pv-gq7p
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/7xxx/CVE-2025-7659.json
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-7659
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-7659