GitLab EE V10.6-18.5.0 Unauthorized Pipeline Exec (CVE-2025-11971)
CVE-2025-11971 Published on October 27, 2025
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 Analysis
CVE-2025-11971 can be exploited with network access, requires user interaction and a small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity, and no impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is an AuthZ Vulnerability?
The software performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.
CVE-2025-11971 has been classified to as an AuthZ vulnerability or weakness.
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Affected Versions
GitLab:- Version 10.6 and below 18.3.5 is affected.
- Version 18.4 and below 18.4.3 is affected.
- Version 18.5 and below 18.5.1 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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