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.
Affected products
2cpe: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
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
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