Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.0 prior to 18.0.6, 18.1 prior to 18.1.4, and 18.2 prior to 18.2.2 that could have allowed authenticated users with specific access to bypass merge request approval policies by manipulating approval rule identifiers.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Broken Link issue-tracking
permissions-required
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/549105
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0002
EPSS Percentile
6.3%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-639
Status
published
Products (1)
gitlab/gitlab
18.0.0 - 18.0.6
Published
Aug 13, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026