Improper access control in GitLab Enterprise Edition and Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2025-5846
Published: June 25, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111934
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-5846
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A remote user can assign unrelated compliance frameworks to projects by sending crafted GraphQL mutations that bypassed framework-specific permission checks.
Affected software
GitLab Enterprise Edition
Gitlab Community Edition
Gitlab Community Edition
How to mitigate CVE-2025-5846
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