---
id: CVE-2025-12716
title: >-
  GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from
  18.4 before 18.4.6, 18.5 before 18.5.4, and 18.6 before 18.6.2 that, under
  certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user to perform
  unauthorized act…
summary: >-
  GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from
  18.4 before 18.4.6, 18.5 before 18.5.4, and 18.6 before 18.6.2 that, under
  certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user to perform
  unauthorized act…
severity: high
cvss: 8.7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-79
vendor: gitlab
product: gitlab
affected:
  - 'gitlab >= 18.4.0, < 18.4.6'
  - 'gitlab >= 18.5.0, < 18.5.4'
  - 'gitlab >= 18.6.0, < 18.6.2'
patched:
  - gitlab 18.6.2
published: '2025-12-11'
updated: '2026-10-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-14T21:10:00.183'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12716'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2025/12/10/patch-release-gitlab-18-6-2-released/
    label: cve@gitlab.com
  - url: 'https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/579548'
    label: cve@gitlab.com
  - url: 'https://hackerone.com/reports/3405832'
    label: cve@gitlab.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00428
epssPercentile: 0.35421
ingestedAt: '2026-10-14T21:57:04.795Z'
---

## Overview

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.4 before 18.4.6, 18.5 before 18.5.4, and 18.6 before 18.6.2 that, under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user to perform unauthorized actions on behalf of another user by creating wiki pages with malicious content.

## Affected

- `gitlab >= 18.4.0, < 18.4.6`
- `gitlab >= 18.5.0, < 18.5.4`
- `gitlab >= 18.6.0, < 18.6.2`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `gitlab 18.6.2`