# CVE-2025-8405: Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output in GitLab

> CVE-2025-8405: Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output in GitLab. CVSS 7.7 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2025-8405
Last updated: 2026-10-14T21:10:00Z

- Published: 2025-12-11 04:05 UTC · Updated: 2026-10-14 21:10 UTC · Assigner: GitLab
- CVSS: 7.7 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
- EPSS: 0.52%, 44th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-116

## Description

GitLab has remediated a security issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.1 before 18.4.6, 18.5 before 18.5.4, and 18.6 before 18.6.2 that could have allowed an authenticated user to perform unauthorized actions on behalf of other users by injecting malicious HTML into vulnerability code flow displays.

## Affected vendors and products

- GitLab: GitLab

## Tracked companies

- [GitLab](https://rewindex.com/company/gitlab.md)

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8405)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8405)
- [https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2025/12/10/patch-release-gitlab-18-6-2-released/](https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2025/12/10/patch-release-gitlab-18-6-2-released/)
- [https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/558214](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/558214)
- [https://hackerone.com/reports/3270940](https://hackerone.com/reports/3270940)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2025-8405 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2025-8405.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2025-8405 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T03:09:49.802Z