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CVE-2025-9957

Incorrect Authorization in GitLab

Published: Apr 22, 2026Updated: Apr 22, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD
NVD MITRE
2.7CVSS
LOW

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 11.2 before 18.9.6, 18.10 before 18.10.4, and 18.11 before 18.11.1 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with project owner permissions to bypass group fork prevention settings due to improper authorization checks.

EPSS Score
N/A
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:HUI:NS:UC:NI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None

Weaknesses

CWE-863

Affected Products

GitLab
GitLab

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
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References

https://hackerone.com/reports/3275222
hackerone.com
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/567781
gitlab.com
https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/04/22/patch-release-gitlab-18-11-1-released/
about.gitlab.com

Timeline

Published
Apr 22, 2026
Last Updated
Apr 22, 2026

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