Low severity2.7NVD Advisory· Published Apr 22, 2026· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2025-9957
CVE-2025-9957
Description
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.
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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:18.11.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:18.11.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:18.11.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*range: >=11.2.0,<18.9.6
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*range: >=11.2.0,<18.9.6
Patches
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References
2- about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/04/22/patch-release-gitlab-18-11-1-released/nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- hackerone.com/reports/3275222nvdPermissions Required
News mentions
1- GitLab Patch Release: 18.11.1, 18.10.4, 18.9.6GitLab Security Releases · Apr 22, 2026