VulnerabilityPublished 15 Nov 2025Updated 17 Nov 2025

CVE-2025-6171: GitLab · Missing Authorization

Affects GitLabSource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium · fixed in 18.5.2 : update GitLab when convenient.

Data as of 13 Nov 2026, 19:39 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

5.3Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

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CVSS scores by source
CNA (GitLab)	CVSS 3.1	5.3

Patch: Available – fixed in 18.5.2, 18.4.4, 18.3.6

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: Low: There is some loss of confidentiality. Access to some restricted information is obtained, but the attacker does not have control over what information is obtained, or the amount or kind of loss is limited. The information disclosure does not cause a direct, serious loss to the impacted component.
Integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 15 Nov 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 13 Nov 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponized: A Metasploit exploit module or Exploit-DB entry exists (Metasploit scanner modules do not count), or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Upgrade GitLab to 18.5.2, 18.4.4 or 18.3.6.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
GitLab GitLab	Affected =13.2 =18.4 =18.5 >=13.2 <18.3.6 >=18.4 <18.4.4 >=18.5 <18.5.2	Fixed in 18.3.6 18.4.4 18.5.2

AI-suggested

Upgrade GitLab CE/EE to versions 18.3.6 or later for the 13.2 series, 18.4.4 or later for the 18.4 series, and 18.5.2 or later for the 18.5 series to remediate this vulnerability. No other mitigation is required as the issue is fixed in these official releases.

Description

CVE-2025-6171 is a missing authorization vulnerability in GitLab CE/EE affecting versions from 13.2 before 18.3.6, 18.4 before 18.4.4, and 18.5 before 18.5.2. It allows an authenticated user with reporter access to view branch names and pipeline details via the packages API endpoint even when repository access is disabled. The issue has been remediated in the specified fixed versions.

Impact

An attacker with reporter access could gain unauthorized read access to branch names and pipeline details, potentially exposing sensitive project structure information. The confidentiality impact is limited to information disclosure; integrity and availability are not affected.

Summary

This vulnerability (CWE-862) in GitLab CE/EE allows an authenticated attacker with reporter-level permissions to bypass repository access restrictions and access branch names and pipeline details through the packages API endpoint. The flaw affects all versions from 13.2 prior to 18.3.6, versions 18.4 prior to 18.4.4, and versions 18.5 prior to 18.5.2. GitLab has addressed this issue in the fixed releases 18.3.6, 18.4.4, and 18.5.2.

CWE-862Missing Authorization (opens in a new tab)
Class weaknessLikelihood of exploit: HighCWE Top 25 (2025): #4OWASP Top 10 A01:2025: Broken Access Control (opens in a new tab)
The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
Architecture and Design
Divide the product into anonymous, normal, privileged, and administrative areas. Reduce the attack surface by carefully mapping roles with data and functionality. Use role-based access control (RBAC) to enforce the roles at the appropriate boundaries.
Architecture and Design
Ensure that access control checks are performed related to the business logic. These checks may be different than the access control checks that are applied to more generic resources such as files, connections, processes, memory, and database records.
Architecture and Design · Libraries or Frameworks
Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Authorization (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V8.3.8 (opens in a new tab)
V13.4.2 (opens in a new tab)
V7.2.2 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Exploitation of Thunderbolt Protection Flaws (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

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AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 13 Nov 2026, 19:39 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-862

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