Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2025-7691
Published: September 26, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116127
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-7691
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions. A remote user can gain elevated privileges and obtain unauthorized access to additional system capabilities.
Affected software
Gitlab Community Edition
How to mitigate CVE-2025-7691
Install updates from vendor's website.
Gitlab Community Edition - addressed in versions 18.2.7, 18.3.3, 18.4.1