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Publication date: 2025-10-27

Last updated on: 2025-10-28

Assigner: GitLab Inc.

Description

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.

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Meta Information

Published

2025-10-27

Last Modified

2025-10-28

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2025-10-27

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2025-11989

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
gitlab	gitlab	From 17.6.0 (inc) to 18.3.5 (exc)
gitlab	gitlab	From 18.4.0 (inc) to 18.4.3 (exc)
gitlab	gitlab	18.5.0

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-862	The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability in GitLab EE allows an authenticated attacker to execute unauthorized quick actions by including malicious commands in specific descriptions. It affects certain versions before they were patched.

Impact Analysis

An attacker who is authenticated could perform unauthorized quick actions, potentially leading to unintended changes or actions within the GitLab environment, which could disrupt workflows or compromise data integrity.

Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, update GitLab EE to a fixed version: 18.3.5 or later if you are on the 17.6.0 to before 18.3.5 range, 18.4.3 or later if you are on 18.4 before 18.4.3, or 18.5.1 or later if you are on 18.5 before 18.5.1. This will prevent authenticated attackers from executing unauthorized quick actions via malicious commands in descriptions.

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