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TI-2025-11605 Aliases CVE-2025-12653GHSA-2v4g-65gf-w58f

Authentication Bypass by Spoofing in GitLab

Priority LOW 35CWE-290Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-290.

Summary

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.3 before 18.4.5, 18.5 before 18.5.3, and 18.6 before 18.6.1 that under specific conditions could have allowed an unauthenticated user to join arbitrary organizations by changing headers on some requests.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00309 23rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed GitLab (GitLab): 18.4.5, 18.5.3, 18.6.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
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
GitLabGitLab18.3 to before 18.4.5; 18.5 to before 18.5.3; 18.6 to before 18.6.118.4.5, 18.5.3, 18.6.1Patch availableCNA
  • GitLab VendorGitLab Affected 18.3 to before 18.4.5; 18.5 to before 18.5.3; 18.6 to before 18.6.1 Fixed in 18.4.5, 18.5.3, 18.6.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 6

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*18.3.0 to before 18.4.5VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*18.3.0 to before 18.4.5VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*18.5.0 to before 18.5.3VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*18.5.0 to before 18.5.3VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:18.6.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:*18.6.0VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:18.6.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*18.6.0VulnerableGitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions 18.3.0 to before 18.4.5 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 18.3.0 to before 18.4.5 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions 18.5.0 to before 18.5.3 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 18.5.0 to before 18.5.3 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:18.6.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions 18.6.0 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:18.6.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 18.6.0 Vulnerable ·GitLab

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA GitLab (GitLab) Fixed in 18.4.5, 18.5.3, 18.6.1

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Advisory ·

    GitLab — GitLab Security Release Blog Post

    4 records Highest priority Priority LOW 4 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-11527 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLabPriority LOW 39
    • TI-2025-06787 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLabPriority LOW 29
    • TI-2025-05603 Direct Request ('Forced Browsing') in GitLabPriority LOW 20
    Show all 4 records → Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-12653
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2v4g-65gf-w58f

References

Exploit 1

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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