Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 13, 2025· Updated Aug 13, 2025
Insufficient Granularity of Access Control in GitLab
CVE-2025-2498
Description
An improper access control in Gitlab EE affecting all versions from 12.0 prior to 18.0.6, 18.1 prior to 18.1.4, and 18.2 prior to 18.2.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed users to view assigned issues from restricted groups by bypassing IP restrictions.
AI Insight
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 12.0
- (no CPE)range: >=12.0 <18.0.6, >=18.1 <18.1.4, >=18.2 <18.2.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- hackerone.com/reports/3037722mitretechnical-descriptionexploitpermissions-required
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/525515mitreissue-trackingpermissions-required
News mentions
1- GitLab Patch Release: 18.2.2, 18.1.4, 18.0.6GitLab Security Releases · Aug 13, 2025