GitLab EE: Unauthorized Quick Actions via Malicious Commands v17.6.0-18.5.1
CVE-2025-11989 Published on October 26, 2025
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 Analysis
CVE-2025-11989 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 small impact on confidentiality and integrity, and no impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is an AuthZ Vulnerability?
The software does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
CVE-2025-11989 has been classified to as an AuthZ vulnerability or weakness.
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Affected Versions
GitLab:- Version 17.6.0 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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