CVE-2025-12704
Received Received - Intake
Improper Authorization in GitLab EE Enables Unauthorized Registry Access

Publication date: 2026-03-11

Last updated on: 2026-03-17

Assigner: GitLab Inc.

Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.2 before 18.7.6, 18.8 before 18.8.6, and 18.9 before 18.9.2 that could have allowed an authenticated user to access Virtual Registry data in groups where they are not members due to improper authorization under certain conditions.
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Published
2026-03-11
Last Modified
2026-03-17
Generated
2026-06-16
AI Q&A
2026-03-11
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2025-12704
EUVD
EUVD-2025-208573
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 18.2.0 (inc) to 18.7.6 (exc)
gitlab gitlab From 18.2.0 (inc) to 18.7.6 (exc)
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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 Enterprise Edition (EE) affects versions from 18.2 before 18.7.6, 18.8 before 18.8.6, and 18.9 before 18.9.2. It allows an authenticated user to access Virtual Registry data in groups where they are not members. This happens due to improper authorization checks under certain conditions.

Impact Analysis

The impact of this vulnerability is that an authenticated user could gain unauthorized access to Virtual Registry data belonging to groups they are not a member of. This could lead to unintended data exposure, potentially compromising sensitive information stored within those groups.

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Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, you should upgrade GitLab 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.

This will ensure that the improper authorization issue allowing authenticated users to access Virtual Registry data in groups where they are not members is resolved.

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