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CVE-2025-12697

Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output in GitLab

MEDIUM
4.4
CVSS Score
Published: March 11, 2026 at 04:06 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:32 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGitLab

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Severity
MEDIUM4.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

GitLab· GitLabmaven
95%
15.5 ≤ v < 18.7.615.5.0 ≤ v < 18.7.618.8 ≤ v < 18.8.618.8.0 ≤ v < 18.8.618.9 ≤ v < 18.9.218.9.0 ≤ v < 18.9.215.518.818.9
Affected range stops below 18.7.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 18.8.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 18.9.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (3)

Technical DescriptionExploitPermissions Required
Source: cverecord
https://hackerone.com/reports/3341953
Broken Link
Source: cverecord
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/579504
Release NotesVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/03/11/patch-release-gitlab-18-9-2-released/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

4.4MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-116NVD-CWE-noinfo

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