Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 26, 2025· Updated Feb 26, 2026
Missing Authorization in GitLab
CVE-2025-10871
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 16.6 before 18.2.7, 18.3 before 18.3.3, and 18.4 before 18.4.1. Project Maintainers can exploit a vulnerability where they can assign custom roles to users with permissions exceeding their own, effectively granting themselves elevated privileges.
Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 16.6
- (no CPE)range: >=16.6, <18.2.7; >=18.3, <18.3.3; >=18.4, <18.4.1
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
1- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/569482mitreissue-trackingpermissions-required
News mentions
1- GitLab Patch Release: 18.4.1, 18.3.3, 18.2.7GitLab Security Releases · Sep 25, 2025