What is CVE-2025-11989?

CVE-2025-11989 is a low-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2025-10-27.

How severe is CVE-2025-11989?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Gitlab

CVE-2025-11989

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 17.6.0 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 execute unauthorized quick actions by including malicious commands in specific descriptions.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.002 (6.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Gitlab — versions 18.4, 18.5, 17.6.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-11989?: CVE-2025-11989 is a low-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2025-10-27.
How severe is CVE-2025-11989?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.