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TI-2025-10975 Aliases CVE-2025-11971GHSA-jgp3-92wq-g4pq

Incorrect Authorization in GitLab

Priority LOW 28CWE-863Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 10.6 before 18.3.5, 18.4 before 18.4.3, and 18.5 before 18.5.1 that could have allowed an authenticated attacker to trigger unauthorized pipeline executions by manipulating commits.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00245 15th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed GitLab (GitLab): 18.3.5, 18.4.3, 18.5.1

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
GitLabGitLab10.6 to before 18.3.5; 18.4 to before 18.4.3; 18.5 to before 18.5.118.3.5, 18.4.3, 18.5.1Patch availableCNA
  • GitLab VendorGitLab Affected 10.6 to before 18.3.5; 18.4 to before 18.4.3; 18.5 to before 18.5.1 Fixed in 18.3.5, 18.4.3, 18.5.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*10.6.0 to before 18.3.5; 18.4.0 to before 18.4.3VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:18.5.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*18.5.0VulnerableGitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 10.6.0 to before 18.3.5; 18.4.0 to before 18.4.3 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:18.5.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 18.5.0 Vulnerable ·GitLab

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA GitLab (GitLab) Fixed in 18.3.5, 18.4.3, 18.5.1

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    GitLab 18.3.5, 18.4.3, 18.5.1

    4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-10487 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLabPriority MEDIUM 40
    • TI-2025-09624 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLabPriority MEDIUM 40
    • TI-2025-10978 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLabPriority LOW 29

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-11971
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jgp3-92wq-g4pq

References

  • 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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