Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in GitLab Enterprise Edition and Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2025-2938
Published: June 25, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111933
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-2938
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges within the application.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions during approval process. A remote authenticated user can gain elevated permissions within the application.
Affected software
GitLab Enterprise Edition
Gitlab Community Edition
Gitlab Community Edition
How to mitigate CVE-2025-2938
Install updates from vendor's website.
GitLab Enterprise Edition - addressed in versions 17.11.5, 18.0.3, 18.1.1
Gitlab Community Edition - addressed in versions 17.11.5, 18.0.3, 18.1.1
Gitlab Community Edition - addressed in versions 17.11.5, 18.0.3, 18.1.1