CVE-2025-7691

Medium

Description

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.5
Exploit probability—
ProductGitlab
PublishedSep 26, 2025
First seenSep 26, 2025
Weakness typeCWE-267CWE-267

How to fix

Update
  • gitlab gitlab18.2.7, 18.3.3 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
gitlab gitlab16.6.0 ≤ v < 18.2.7, 18.3.0 ≤ v < 18.3.3, 18.4.018.2.7, 18.3.3

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