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GHSA-q6mw-555r-hgcg
GHSA-q6mw-555r-hgcg
PUBLISHED
CVSS 3.5 LOW
Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published September 26, 2025
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.10 before 18.2.7, 18.3 before 18.3.3, and 18.4 before 18.4.1 that could have allowed an authenticated user to gain unauthorized access to confidential issues by creating a project with an identical name to the victim's project.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| gitlab-rails-ce-18.1 | Chainguard | 18.1.6-r3 |
| gitlab-workhorse-ce-18.1 | Chainguard | 18.1.6-r3 |
| gitlab-rails-ce-fips-18.1 | Chainguard | 18.1.6-r4 |
| gitlab-workhorse-ce-fips-18.1 | Chainguard | 18.1.6-r4 |
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
3.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| chainguard | gitlab-rails-ce-18.1 | 0 |
| chainguard | gitlab-workhorse-ce-18.1 | 0 |
| chainguard | gitlab-rails-ce-fips-18.1 | 0 |
| chainguard | gitlab-workhorse-ce-fips-18.1 | 0 |
Timeline
- Sep 26, 2025 CVE Published
- May 1, 2026 Security Advisory
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