CVE-2025-5982

Q: How do I fix CVE-2025-5982?

Upgrade gitlab to 18.0.2 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2025-5982 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2025-5982 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.27% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 19% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2025-5982?

CVE-2025-5982 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.7, rated low. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2025-5982 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for gitlab (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

LOW

3.7

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 12.0 before 17.10.8, 17.11 before 17.11.4, and 18.0 before 18.0.2. Under certain conditions users could bypass IP access restrictions and view sensitive information.

CWE-1220

How to fix

Remediation Available

gitlabNVD

Affected:>= 18.0.0, < 18.0.2Fixed in:18.0.2CVE-2025-5982derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.27%probability of exploitation in 30 days

19thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 19% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references1

gitlab.com

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Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2025-5982?

Upgrade gitlab to 18.0.2 or later.

Is CVE-2025-5982 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2025-5982 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.27% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 19% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2025-5982?

CVE-2025-5982 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.7, rated low. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2025-5982 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for gitlab (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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