GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.5 before 18.11.7, 19.0 before 19.0.4, and 19.1 before 19.1.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user to create a repository where the content displayed in the web interface differed from the content available for download, due to improper handling of Git reference name resolution.
CVE-2025-12506
MEDIUMNVD 4.33.5▼Trending — 5 sources updated this week
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence
Score 3.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: LOW) published 2026-07-08. NVD baseline CVSS 4.3; sources differ by 0.8.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
4.3
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 4.3Exploit: NoneExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 4.3
- EG Score
- 3.5(high)
- EPSS
- 8.5%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 8, 2026
Last Modified
July 9, 2026
Advisory Details (2)
Auto-updated Jul 9, 2026No patch confirmed yet.
generic
GitLab Patch Release: 19.1.2, 19.0.4, 18.11.7 | GitLab Docs
https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-1-2-released/Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-12506(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 8× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-07-11 22:51 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-11 22:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-11 08:26 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-11 08:26 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-09 21:46 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 4.3 · severity → MEDIUM
- 2026-07-09 19:09 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-08 21:12 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-08 21:10 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2025-12506?
CVE-2025-12506 is a medium vulnerability published on July 8, 2026. GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.5 before 18.11.7, 19.0 before 19.0.4, and 19.1 before 19.1.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user to create a repository where the content displayed in the web interface differed from the…
When was CVE-2025-12506 disclosed?
CVE-2025-12506 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 8, 2026, with the most recent update on July 9, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-12506 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-12506 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 8.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-12506?
CVE-2025-12506 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.3 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 3.5.
How do I remediate CVE-2025-12506?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-12506, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.
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