Auth bypass in GitLab
CVE-2025-9825
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 13.7 to 18.2.8, 18.3 before 18.3.4, and 18.4 before 18.4.2 that could have allowed authenticated users without project membership to view sensitive manual CI/CD variables by querying the GraphQL API.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (27.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 27.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GitLab — versions 13.7, 18.3, 18.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- about.gitlab.com/releases/2025/10/08/patch-release-gitlab-18-4-2-released/ (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/567301 (issue-tracking, Exploit, permissions-required, Issue Tracking)
- hackerone.com/reports/3319800 (Permissions Required, technical-description, permissions-required, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-9825?
- CVE-2025-9825 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2025-11-21.
- How severe is CVE-2025-9825?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.