VulnerabilityPublished 20 Nov 2025Updated 10 Sep 2026

CVE-2025-11990: Improper Handling of URL Encoding (Hex Encoding) in GitLab

Affects gitlabSource GCVE Database

Not known to be exploited : upgrade to 18.5.2 or 18.4.4 when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

Severity

Low

Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA

EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 25% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in 18.5.2, 18.4.4

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 20 Nov 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Upgrade gitlab to 18.5.2 or 18.4.4.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Bitnamigitlab`pkg:bitnami/gitlab`Other threats	Affected >=18.4.0 <18.4.4 >=18.5.0 <18.5.2	Fixed in 18.4.4 18.5.2

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AI-suggested

A fix is available. Users should upgrade GitLab EE to version 18.4.4 or later if on the 18.4 branch, or to version 18.5.2 or later if on the 18.5 branch to remediate this vulnerability.

Description

GitLab Enterprise Edition versions from 18.4.0 up to but not including 18.4.4, and from 18.5.0 up to but not including 18.5.2, contained a vulnerability involving improper handling of URL encoding in repository references. This flaw could allow an authenticated user to obtain CSRF tokens by exploiting weaknesses in input validation combined with redirect handling. The issue has been remediated in versions 18.4.4 and 18.5.2.

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