Vulnerability · Published Jan 9, 2026 · Assigned by GitLab
CVE-2025-13761Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLab
High 8.0
In plain English
A high-severity cross-site scripting in GitLab from GitLab. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 53% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.0High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 46.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.6 before 18.6.3, and 18.7 before 18.7.1 that could have allowed an unauthenticated user to execute arbitrary code in the context of an authenticated user's browser by convincing the legitimate user to visit a specially crafted webpage.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
References
- GitLab Issue #582237 issue-tracking, permissions-required
- HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #3441368 technical-description, exploit, permissions-required
- https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/01/07/patch-release-gitlab-18-7-1-released/
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-13761 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2428218 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-13761.json x_sadp-csaf-vex