CVE-2025-9642
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 14.10 before 18.2.7, 18.3 before 18.3.3, and 18.4 before 18.4.1 that could allow an attacker to inject malicious content that may lead to account takeover.
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS score
9.6
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2025-09-26 09:15:49.003000
Last modified
2026-10-19 16:10:00.260000
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