Path traversal in GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2025-11990
Published: November 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU118469
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-11990
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: GitLab, Inc
Affected software:
GitLab Enterprise Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in branch names. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-11990
Install updates from vendor's website.