Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 27, 2025· Updated Nov 24, 2025
Business Logic Errors in GitLab
CVE-2025-6601
Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.4 before 18.4.3, and 18.5 before 18.5.1 that under certain conditions could have allowed authenticated users to gain unauthorized project access by exploiting the access request approval workflow.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 18.4
- (no CPE)range: >=18.4, <18.4.3; >=18.5, <18.5.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- hackerone.com/reports/3209641mitretechnical-descriptionexploitpermissions-required
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/551267mitreissue-trackingpermissions-required
- about.gitlab.com/releases/2025/10/22/patch-release-gitlab-18-5-1-released/mitre
News mentions
1- GitLab Patch Release: 18.5.1, 18.4.3, 18.3.5GitLab Security Releases · Oct 22, 2025