CVE-2025-7691
Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions in GitLab
CVSS Score
6.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
A privilege escalation issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 16.6 prior to 18.2.7, 18.3 prior to 18.3.3, and 18.4 prior to 18.4.1 that could have allowed a developer with specific group management permissions to escalate their privileges and obtain unauthorized access to additional system capabilities.
| CWE | CWE-267 |
| Vendor | gitlab |
| Product | gitlab |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Sep 26, 2025 |
| Last Updated | Feb 26, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Affected Versions
GitLab / GitLab
16.6 < 18.2.7 18.3 < 18.3.3 18.4 < 18.4.1
References
Credits
Thanks [rogerace](https://hackerone.com/rogerace) for reporting this vulnerability through our HackerOne bug bounty program