Vulnerability · Published Mar 11, 2026 · Assigned by GitLab
CVE-2025-12697Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output in GitLab
Low 2.2
In plain English
A low-severity security flaw 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 0.3% (higher than 28% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)2.2Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 72.3% 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 15.5 before 18.7.6, 18.8 before 18.8.6, and 18.9 before 18.9.2 that could have allowed an authenticated user with maintainer-role permissions to reveal Datadog API credentials under certain conditions.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-116 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
References
- HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #3341953 technical-description, exploit, permissions-required
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/579504
- https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/03/11/patch-release-gitlab-18-9-2-released/