Low severity3.1NVD Advisory· Published Jun 26, 2025· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2025-2938
CVE-2025-2938
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.3 before 17.11.5, 18.0 before 18.0.3, and 18.1 before 18.1.1 that could have allowed authenticated users to gain elevated project privileges by requesting access to projects where role modifications during the approval process resulted in unintended permission grants.
Affected products
8cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 17.3
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*range: >=17.3.0,<17.11.5
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*range: >=17.3.0,<17.11.5
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:18.1.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:18.1.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
- Range: from 17.3 before 17.11.5, 18.0 before 18.0.3, and 18.1 before 18.1.1
- Range: from 17.3 before 17.11.5, 18.0 before 18.0.3, and 18.1 before 18.1.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/529006nvdBroken Link
- hackerone.com/reports/3063091nvdPermissions Required
News mentions
1- GitLab Patch Release: 18.1.1, 18.0.3, 17.11.5GitLab Security Releases · Jun 25, 2025