Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 26, 2025· Updated Sep 26, 2025
Incorrect Ownership Assignment in GitLab
CVE-2025-5069
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.10 before 18.2.7, 18.3 before 18.3.3, and 18.4 before 18.4.1 that could have allowed an authenticated user to gain unauthorized access to confidential issues by creating a project with an identical name to the victim's project.
Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 17.10
- (no CPE)range: >=17.10, <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
2- hackerone.com/reports/3019236mitretechnical-descriptionexploitpermissions-required
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/544926mitreissue-trackingpermissions-required
News mentions
1- GitLab Patch Release: 18.4.1, 18.3.3, 18.2.7GitLab Security Releases · Sep 25, 2025