Auth bypass in GitLab

CVE-2025-5195

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.9 before 17.10.7, 17.11 before 17.11.3, and 18.0 before 18.0.1. It was possible for authenticated users to access arbitrary compliance frameworks, leading to unauthorized data disclosure.

Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (20.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 21st percentile — 20.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-5195: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • GitLab — versions 17.11, 18.0.0, 18.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-5195?
CVE-2025-5195 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2025-06-12.
How severe is CVE-2025-5195?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-5195 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.