Vulnerability record/PUBLISHED/Published Jun 26, 2025 05:31:30 UTC

CVE-2025-2938

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.

Base score3.1/ 10

SeverityLowCVSS 3.1

Exploitability / impact

CVSS metric breakdown

Vector-derived attributes

Base severityLow

Attack vectorNetworkAV

Attack complexityHighAC

Privileges requiredLowPR

User interactionNoneUI

ScopeUnchangedS

Confidentiality impactNoneC

Integrity impactLowI

Availability impactNoneA

CVSS vector stringCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CVSS communicates standardized severity and impact characteristics. It does not establish whether a system is exploitable in your specific environment.

Record context

CVE Numbering AuthorityGitLab

Last updatedNov 3, 2026 22:02:57 UTC

PublishedJun 26, 2025 05:31:30 UTC

ReservedMar 28, 2025 17:30:53 UTC

Credits

Thanks [mateuszek](https://hackerone.com/mateuszek) for reporting this vulnerability through our HackerOne bug bounty program