CVE-2025-9957NVD

Vulnerability Summary

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 11.2 before 18.9.6, 18.10 before 18.10.4, and 18.11 before 18.11.1 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with project owner permissions to bypass group fork prevention settings due to improper authorization checks.

Severity Level

LOW(2.7)

Published Date

Apr 22, 2026

Last Modified

Apr 23, 2026

Exploitation Status

No confirmed exploitation yet

EPSS Score (30-Day)

0.02%Probability

Root Weakness (CWE)

CWE-863: Unknown/Unlisted Weakness ↗

Refer to the official MITRE database for detailed architectural specifications regarding this weakness.

CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 2.7 (LOW)

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions

Gitlab Gitlab >= 11.2.0 and < 18.9.6
Gitlab Gitlab >= 18.10.0 and < 18.10.4
Gitlab Gitlab

Patched Versions

Gitlab Gitlab 18.9.6
Gitlab Gitlab 18.10.4

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