CVE-2025-12697 — LOW (2.2) — White Hats Nepal

Q: How severe is CVE-2025-12697?

CVE-2025-12697 has been rated LOW with a CVSS base score of 2.2/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2025-12697?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Gitlab Gitlab.

Vulnerability 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.

CVSS Score

2.2

LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

HIGH

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

LOW

Integrity

NONE

Availability

NONE

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gitlab	Gitlab	>= 15.5.0, < 18.7.6

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-116

References

https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/03/11/patch-release-gitlab-18-9-2-releaseRelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/579504Broken Link
https://hackerone.com/reports/3341953Permissions Required

FAQ

What is CVE-2025-12697?

CVE-2025-12697 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.2 (LOW). 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-...

How severe is CVE-2025-12697?

CVE-2025-12697 has been rated LOW with a CVSS base score of 2.2/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2025-12697?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Gitlab Gitlab.