3.8
LOW CVSS 3.1
CVE-2025-10871
Missing Authorization in GitLab
Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 16.6 before 18.2.7, 18.3 before 18.3.3, and 18.4 before 18.4.1. Project Maintainers can exploit a vulnerability where they can assign custom roles to users with permissions exceeding their own, effectively granting themselves elevated privileges.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 26, 2025, 9:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 26, 2025, 9:15 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 LOW ceab7361-8a18-47b1-92ba-4d7d25f6715a
CVSS 3.1 LOW [email protected]
Solution
Update GitLab Enterprise Edition to a patched version to fix privilege escalation.
  • Update GitLab EE to version 18.2.7 or later.
  • Update GitLab EE to version 18.3.3 or later.
  • Update GitLab EE to version 18.4.1 or later.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/569482
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Sep. 26, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 16.6 before 18.2.7, 18.3 before 18.3.3, and 18.4 before 18.4.1. Project Maintainers can exploit a vulnerability where they can assign custom roles to users with permissions exceeding their own, effectively granting themselves elevated privileges.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
    Added CWE CWE-862
    Added Reference https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/569482
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 3.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact