GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.2.2 before 18.5.5, 18.6 before 18.6.3, and 18.7 before 18.7.1 that could have allowed an authenticated user to achieve stored cross-site scripting by exploiting GitLab Flavored Markdown.
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Fixes

Solution

Upgrade to versions 18.5.5, 18.6.3, 18.7.1 or above.


Workaround

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History

Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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threat_severity

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.2.2 before 18.5.5, 18.6 before 18.6.3, and 18.7 before 18.7.1 that could have allowed an authenticated user to achieve stored cross-site scripting by exploiting GitLab Flavored Markdown.
Title Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLab
First Time appeared Gitlab
Gitlab gitlab
Weaknesses CWE-79
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Gitlab
Gitlab gitlab
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitLab

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-09T15:20:59.291Z

Reserved: 2025-08-20T05:06:09.403Z

Link: CVE-2025-9222

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-09T15:20:54.869Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-01-09T10:15:47.037

Modified: 2026-01-09T10:15:47.037

Link: CVE-2025-9222

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-01-09T10:04:36Z

Links: CVE-2025-9222 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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