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TI-2025-10877 Aliases CVE-2025-11865GHSA-5vpg-xw87-4738

Incorrect Authorization in GitLab

Priority LOW 24CWE-863Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
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-863.

Summary

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.1 before 18.3.6, 18.4 before 18.4.4, and 18.5 before 18.5.2 that, under certain circumstances, could have allowed an attacker to remove Duo flows of another user.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0024 15th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed GitLab (GitLab): 18.3.6, 18.4.4, 18.5.2

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
GitLabGitLab18.1 to before 18.3.6; 18.4 to before 18.4.4; 18.5 to before 18.5.218.3.6, 18.4.4, 18.5.2Patch availableCNA
  • GitLab VendorGitLab Affected 18.1 to before 18.3.6; 18.4 to before 18.4.4; 18.5 to before 18.5.2 Fixed in 18.3.6, 18.4.4, 18.5.2 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*18.1.0 to before 18.3.6; 18.4.0 to before 18.4.4; 18.5.0 to before 18.5.2VulnerableGitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 18.1.0 to before 18.3.6; 18.4.0 to before 18.4.4; 18.5.0 to before 18.5.2 Vulnerable ·GitLab

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA GitLab (GitLab) Fixed in 18.3.6, 18.4.4, 18.5.2

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    GitLab 18.3.6, 18.4.4, 18.5.2

    7 records Highest priority Priority LOW 7 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-11892 Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value in GitLabPriority LOW 29
    • TI-2025-02281 Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data in GitLabPriority LOW 29
    • TI-2025-06315 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') in GitLabPriority LOW 25
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-11865
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5vpg-xw87-4738

References

Advisory 1

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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