What is CVE-2025-11971?

CVE-2025-11971 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-10-27.

How severe is CVE-2025-11971?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Gitlab

CVE-2025-11971

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.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.002 (13.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Gitlab — versions 18.4, 18.5, 18.5.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

cve@gitlab.com (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
cve@gitlab.com (issue-tracking, permissions-required, Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-11971?: CVE-2025-11971 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-10-27.
How severe is CVE-2025-11971?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.