What is CVE-2025-0605?

CVE-2025-0605 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Weak Authentication. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2025-05-22.

How severe is CVE-2025-0605?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Gitlab

CVE-2025-0605

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.8 before 17.10.7, 17.11 before 17.11.3, and 18.0 before 18.0.1. Group access controls could allow certain users to bypass two-factor authentication requirements.

EPSS: 0.003 (18.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Gitlab — versions 17.11, 16.8, 18.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1390 — Weak Authentication
CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

cve@gitlab.com (issue-tracking, permissions-required, Broken Link)
cve@gitlab.com (Permissions Required, technical-description, permissions-required, exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-0605?: CVE-2025-0605 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Weak Authentication. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2025-05-22.
How severe is CVE-2025-0605?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.