CVE-2025-2938

LOW

GitLab CE/EE <17.11.5, <18.0.3, <18.1.1 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Broken Link issue-tracking permissions-required
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/529006
Permissions Required technical-description exploit permissions-required
https://hackerone.com/reports/3063091

Scores

CVSS v3 3.1
EPSS 0.0005
EPSS Percentile 16.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-840
Status published
Products (2)
gitlab/gitlab 18.1.0 (2 CPE variants)
gitlab/gitlab 17.3.0 - 17.11.5 (2 CPE variants)
Published Jun 26, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026