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TI-2025-05274 Aliases CVE-2025-5846GHSA-4wp9-h8xr-gvf2

Missing Authorization in GitLab

Priority LOW 20CWE-862Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 16.10 before 17.11.5, 18.0 before 18.0.3, and 18.1 before 18.1.1 that could have allowed authenticated users to assign unrelated compliance frameworks to projects by sending crafted GraphQL mutations that bypassed framework-specific permission checks.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00273 19th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed GitLab (GitLab): 17.11.5, 18.0.3, 18.1.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
GitLabGitLab16.10 to before 17.11.5; 18.0 to before 18.0.3; 18.1 to before 18.1.117.11.5, 18.0.3, 18.1.1Patch availableCNA
  • GitLab VendorGitLab Affected 16.10 to before 17.11.5; 18.0 to before 18.0.3; 18.1 to before 18.1.1 Fixed in 17.11.5, 18.0.3, 18.1.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*16.10.0 to before 17.11.5; 18.0.0 to before 18.0.3VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:18.1.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*18.1.0VulnerableGitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 16.10.0 to before 17.11.5; 18.0.0 to before 18.0.3 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:18.1.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 18.1.0 Vulnerable ·GitLab

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA GitLab (GitLab) Fixed in 17.11.5, 18.0.3, 18.1.1

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    GitLab 17.11.5, 18.0.3, 18.1.1

    5 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 4 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-02566 Business Logic Errors in GitLabPriority MEDIUM 40
    • TI-2025-01511 Missing Authentication for Critical Function in GitLabPriority LOW 30
    • TI-2025-02871 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLabPriority LOW 29
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-5846
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4wp9-h8xr-gvf2

References

Other 1

  • TI-2026-71508 Integer overflow in GitLab allows code execution on the server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-58817 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2023-06425 Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2021-05191 Code injection in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2021-05161 Server-side request forgery in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-02763 Injection in GitLab CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
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Sources

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