Vulnerability in GitLab
CVE-2025-2938
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.3 before 17.11.5, 18.0 before 18.0.3, and 18.1 before 18.1.1 that could have allowed authenticated users to gain elevated project privileges by requesting access to projects where role modifications during the approval process resulted in unintended permission grants.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.1 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (21.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 22nd percentile — 21.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- GitLab — versions 18.1, 18.1.0, 17.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/529006 (issue-tracking, permissions-required, Broken Link)
- hackerone.com/reports/3063091 (Permissions Required, technical-description, permissions-required, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-2938?
- CVE-2025-2938 is a low-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under CWE-840. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2025-06-26.
- How severe is CVE-2025-2938?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.1 out of 10.