CVE-2025-9222
Authenticated stored XSS via GitLab Flavored Markdown.
Is CVE-2025-9222 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2025-9222 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.43% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2025-9222?
CVE-2025-9222 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.7. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2025-9222?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2025-9222. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2025-9222 affect?
CVE-2025-9222 affects GitLab CE/EE 18.2.2–18.5.4, GitLab CE/EE 18.6.0–18.6.2, GitLab CE/EE 18.7.0. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2025-9222?
Upgrade to patched releases (>=18.5.5, >=18.6.3, or >=18.7.1).
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
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Patch when possible
- affected>= 18.2.2 and < 18.5.5
- affected>= 18.6 and < 18.6.3
- affected>= 18.7 and < 18.7.1
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.