CVE-2025-9957
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CVE-2025-9957 is a low-severity vulnerability rated 2.7/10 on the CVSS scale. 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 estimates a 0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gitlab | Gitlab | >= 11.2.0, < 18.9.6 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | >= 18.10.0, < 18.10.4 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | 18.11.0 |
References
- https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/04/22/patch-release-gitlab-18-11-1-released/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://hackerone.com/reports/3275222Permissions Required
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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