Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 26, 2025· Updated Feb 26, 2026
Business Logic Errors in GitLab
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
2cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 17.3
- (no CPE)range: >=17.3 <17.11.5, >=18.0 <18.0.3, >=18.1 <18.1.1
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
2- hackerone.com/reports/3063091mitretechnical-descriptionexploitpermissions-required
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/529006mitreissue-trackingpermissions-required
News mentions
1- GitLab Patch Release: 18.1.1, 18.0.3, 17.11.5GitLab Security Releases · Jun 25, 2025