CVE-2025-9222NVD

Vulnerability Summary

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.2.2 before 18.5.5, 18.6 before 18.6.3, and 18.7 before 18.7.1 that could have allowed an authenticated user to achieve stored cross-site scripting by exploiting GitLab Flavored Markdown.

Severity Level

HIGH(8.7)

Published Date

Jan 9, 2026

Last Modified

Jul 15, 2026

Exploitation Status

No confirmed exploitation yet

EPSS Score (30-Day)

0.38%Probability

Root Weakness (CWE)

CWE-79: Cross-site Scripting (XSS) ↗

The software does not neutralize user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page.

CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 8.7 (HIGH)

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionRequired

ScopeChanged

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions

Gitlab Gitlab >= 18.2.2 and < 18.5.5
Gitlab Gitlab >= 18.6.0 and < 18.6.3
Gitlab Gitlab

Patched Versions

Gitlab Gitlab 18.5.5
Gitlab Gitlab 18.6.3

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