CVE-2025-0605
Weak Authentication in GitLab
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.8 before 17.10.7, 17.11 before 17.11.3, and 18.0 before 18.0.1. Group access controls could allow certain users to bypass two-factor authentication requirements.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
4.6
Weak Authentication in GitLab
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.8 before 17.10.7, 17.11 before 17.11.3, and 18.0 before 18.0.1. Group access controls could allow certain users to bypass two-factor authentication requirements.
- Record
CVE-2025-0605- CVSS 3.1
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-1390
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-16150
4.6
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.8 before 17.10.7, 17.11 before 17.11.3, and 18.0 before 18.0.1. Group access controls could allow certain users to bypass two-factor authentication requirements.
- Record
EUVD-2025-16150- CVSS 3.1
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v9g5-36x8-7xmx
4.6
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.8 before 17.10.7, 17...
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.8 before 17.10.7, 17.11 before 17.11.3, and 18.0 before 18.0.1. Group access controls could allow certain users to bypass two-factor authentication requirements.
- Record
GHSA-v9g5-36x8-7xmx- CVSS 3.1
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287, CWE-1390
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
4.6
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.8 before 17.10.7, 17.11 before 17.11.3, and 18.0 before 18.0.1. Group access controls could allow certain users to bypass two-factor authentication requirements.
- Record
CVE-2025-0605- CVSS 3.1
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-1390, CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
4.6
Weak Authentication in GitLab
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.8 before 17.10.7, 17.11 before 17.11.3, and 18.0 before 18.0.1. Group access controls could allow certain users to bypass two-factor authentication requirements.
- Record
CVE-2025-0605- CVSS 3.1
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-1390
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2025-0605
4.6
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.8 before 17.10.7, 17.11 before 17.11.3, and 18.0 before 18.0.1. Group access controls could allow certain users to bypass two-factor authentication requirements.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2025-0605- CVSS 3.1
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-gitlab-2025-0605 No score
Weak Authentication in GitLab
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.8 before 17.10.7, 17.11 before 17.11.3, and 18.0 before 18.0.1. Group access controls could allow certain users to bypass two-factor authentication requirements.
- Record
BIT-gitlab-2025-0605- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-0605 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Gitlab, published May 22, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 25th percentile. Fixed in gitlab 17.11.3.