CVE-2025-11865
Incorrect Authorization in GitLab
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.1 before 18.3.6, 18.4 before 18.4.4, and 18.5 before 18.5.2 that, under certain circumstances, could have allowed an attacker to remove Duo flows of another user.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Incorrect Authorization in GitLab
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.1 before 18.3.6, 18.4 before 18.4.4, and 18.5 before 18.5.2 that, under certain circumstances, could have allowed an attacker to remove Duo flows of another user.
- Record
CVE-2025-11865- 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-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-197695
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.1 before 18.3.6, 18.4 before 18.4.4, and 18.5 before 18.5.2 that, under certain circumstances, could have allowed an attacker to remove Duo flows of another user.
- Record
EUVD-2025-197695- 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
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5vpg-xw87-4738
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.1 before 18.3.6, 18.4...
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.1 before 18.3.6, 18.4 before 18.4.4, and 18.5 before 18.5.2 that, under certain circumstances, could have allowed an attacker to remove Duo flows of another user.
- Record
GHSA-5vpg-xw87-4738- 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-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.1 before 18.3.6, 18.4 before 18.4.4, and 18.5 before 18.5.2 that, under certain circumstances, could have allowed an attacker to remove Duo flows of another user.
- Record
CVE-2025-11865- 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 - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Incorrect Authorization in GitLab
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.1 before 18.3.6, 18.4 before 18.4.4, and 18.5 before 18.5.2 that, under certain circumstances, could have allowed an attacker to remove Duo flows of another user.
- Record
CVE-2025-11865- 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-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2025-11865
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.1 before 18.3.6, 18.4 before 18.4.4, and 18.5 before 18.5.2 that, under certain circumstances, could have allowed an attacker to remove Duo flows of another user.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2025-11865- 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 - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-gitlab-2025-11865 No score
Incorrect Authorization in GitLab
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.1 before 18.3.6, 18.4 before 18.4.4, and 18.5 before 18.5.2 that, under certain circumstances, could have allowed an attacker to remove Duo flows of another user.
- Record
BIT-gitlab-2025-11865- 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-2025-11865 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Gitlab, published November 15, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.24%, the 15th percentile. Fixed in gitlab 18.3.6.
References
about.gitlab.com/releases/2025/11/12/patch-release-gitlab-18-5-2-released
gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/561399
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11865
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5vpg-xw87-4738
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-11865
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-11865