CVE-2025-7691

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.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/555786	Broken Link
https://hackerone.com/reports/3200469	Permissions Required

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::community:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::enterprise:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::community:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::enterprise:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:18.4.0::::community:::
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:18.4.0::::enterprise:::

History

19 Oct 2026, 16:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) Un problema de escalada de privilegios ha sido descubierto en GitLab EE afectando a todas las versiones desde la 16.6 previas a la 18.2.7, la 18.3 previas a la 18.3.3, y la 18.4 previas a la 18.4.1 que podría haber permitido a un desarrollador con permisos específicos de gestión de grupos escalar sus privilegios y obtener acceso no autorizado a capacidades adicionales del sistema.

Information

Published : 2025-09-26 09:15

Updated : 2026-10-19 16:10

NVD link : CVE-2025-7691

Mitre link : CVE-2025-7691

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-7691

JSON object : View

Products Affected

gitlab

gitlab

CWE

CWE-267

Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions

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