CVE-2025-7659 Origin Validation Error in GitLab
An unauthenticated attacker can steal tokens and access private repositories by exploiting incomplete origin validation in the GitLab Web IDE.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-7659?
CVE-2025-7659 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 11 Feb 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.2 before 18.6.6, 18.7 before 18.7.4, and 18.8 before 18.8.4 that could have allowed an unauthenticated user to steal tokens and access private repositories by abusing incomplete validation in the Web IDE.
Weakness: CWE-346
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-7659?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including gitlab. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
gitlab Bitnami | From 18.2.0 | 18.6.6, 18.7.4, 18.8.4 |
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2025-7659?
Upgrade gitlab to a fixed version for your release line: 18.6.6, 18.7.4 or 18.8.4.
Is CVE-2025-7659 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-7659 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Gitlab Gitlab
- CVE-2026-97229 GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Integer Overflow or Wraparound
- CVE-2026-85706 GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Path Traversal
- CVE-2023-7028 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Improper Access Control
- CVE-2021-22205 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2021-39935 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Sources
Also known as BIT-gitlab-2025-7659, GHSA-7p7x-r7pv-gq7p, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-7659.