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CVE-2025-12506

Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference in GitLab

Published: Jul 8, 2026Updated: Jul 9, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-706
3.5LOW
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 91.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.5 before 18.11.7, 19.0 before 19.0.4, and 19.1 before 19.1.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user to create a repository where the content displayed in the web interface differed from the content available for download, due to improper handling of Git reference name resolution.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:RS:UC:NI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-706

Affected Products

GitLab
commercial·NLaka gitlab ce/ee
GitLabSaaSWeb App
DevTools & CI / ci-cd
and 1 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://hackerone.com/reports/3351460
hackerone.com
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/578988
gitlab.com
https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-1-2-released/
docs.gitlab.com

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