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.

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.

EPSS: 0.003 (19.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Gitlab — versions 18.1, 18.1.0, 17.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-840

References

cve@gitlab.com (issue-tracking, permissions-required, Broken Link)
cve@gitlab.com (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.