CVE-2025-12555
Received Received - Intake
Improper Authorization in GitLab CI/CD Allows Data Exposure

Publication date: 2026-03-11

Last updated on: 2026-03-13

Assigner: GitLab Inc.

Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 15.1 before 18.7.6, 18.8 before 18.8.6, and 18.9 before 18.9.2 that, under certain conditions, could have allowed an authenticated user to access previous pipeline job information on projects with repository and CI/CD disabled due to improper authorization checks.
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Published
2026-03-11
Last Modified
2026-03-13
Generated
2026-06-16
AI Q&A
2026-03-11
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2025-12555
EUVD
EUVD-2025-208577
Affected Vendors & Products
Showing 6 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
gitlab gitlab From 18.8.0 (inc) to 18.8.6 (exc)
gitlab gitlab From 18.9.0 (inc) to 18.9.2 (exc)
gitlab gitlab From 18.8.0 (inc) to 18.8.6 (exc)
gitlab gitlab From 18.9.0 (inc) to 18.9.2 (exc)
gitlab gitlab From 15.1.0 (inc) to 18.7.6 (exc)
gitlab gitlab From 15.1.0 (inc) to 18.7.6 (exc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-863 The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability in GitLab CE/EE affects versions from 15.1 before 18.7.6, 18.8 before 18.8.6, and 18.9 before 18.9.2. Under certain conditions, it could allow an authenticated user to access previous pipeline job information on projects where the repository and CI/CD features are disabled. This happens due to improper authorization checks.

Impact Analysis

The impact of this vulnerability is that an authenticated user might gain unauthorized access to previous pipeline job information on certain GitLab projects. This could lead to unintended exposure of potentially sensitive pipeline data, even when repository and CI/CD are disabled.

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Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, you should upgrade GitLab CE/EE to a fixed version. Specifically, update to version 18.7.6 or later if you are using the 18.7 series, 18.8.6 or later if using the 18.8 series, or 18.9.2 or later if using the 18.9 series. These versions contain the fix for the improper authorization checks that allowed authenticated users to access previous pipeline job information on projects with repository and CI/CD disabled.

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