Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 26, 2025· Updated Feb 26, 2026
Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions in GitLab
CVE-2025-7691
Description
A privilege escalation issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 16.6 prior to 18.2.7, 18.3 prior to 18.3.3, and 18.4 prior to 18.4.1 that could have allowed a developer with specific group management permissions to escalate their privileges and obtain unauthorized access to additional system capabilities.
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Affected products
11cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 16.6
- (no CPE)range: >=16.6 <18.2.7, >=18.3 <18.3.3, >=18.4 <18.4.1
- osv-coords9 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/gitlab-rails-ce-18.1pkg:apk/chainguard/gitlab-rails-ce-assets-18.1pkg:apk/chainguard/gitlab-rails-ce-assets-fips-18.1pkg:apk/chainguard/gitlab-rails-ce-doc-18.1pkg:apk/chainguard/gitlab-rails-ce-doc-fips-18.1pkg:apk/chainguard/gitlab-rails-ce-fips-18.1pkg:apk/chainguard/gitlab-workhorse-ce-18.1pkg:apk/chainguard/gitlab-workhorse-ce-fips-18.1pkg:bitnami/gitlab
< 18.1.6-r3+ 8 more
- (no CPE)range: < 18.1.6-r3
- (no CPE)range: < 18.1.6-r3
- (no CPE)range: < 18.1.6-r4
- (no CPE)range: < 18.1.6-r3
- (no CPE)range: < 18.1.6-r4
- (no CPE)range: < 18.1.6-r4
- (no CPE)range: < 18.1.6-r3
- (no CPE)range: < 18.1.6-r4
- (no CPE)range: >= 16.6.0, < 18.2.7
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- hackerone.com/reports/3200469mitretechnical-descriptionexploitpermissions-required
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/555786mitreissue-trackingpermissions-required
News mentions
1- GitLab Patch Release: 18.4.1, 18.3.3, 18.2.7GitLab Security Releases · Sep 25, 2025