CVE-2025-5121 Missing Authorization in GitLab
Attackers can apply compliance frameworks to unauthorized projects due to missing authorization checks in GitLab.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-5121?
CVE-2025-5121 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 20 Jun 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.11 before 17.11.4 and 18.0 before 18.0.2. A missing authorization check may have allowed compliance frameworks to be applied to projects outside the compliance framework's group.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-5121?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including gitlab. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
gitlab Bitnami | From 17.11.0 | 18.0.2 |
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2025-5121?
Upgrade gitlab to 18.0.2 or later.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-5121 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-5121 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Gitlab Gitlab
- CVE-2026-97229 GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Integer Overflow or Wraparound
- CVE-2026-85706 GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Path Traversal
- CVE-2023-7028 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Improper Access Control
- CVE-2021-22205 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2021-39935 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Sources
Also known as BIT-gitlab-2025-5121, GHSA-pmjq-38q6-fxx9, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-5121.