Privilege escalation in GitLab
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (28.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 28.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GitLab — versions 18.4.0, 18.3, 18.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/555786 (issue-tracking, permissions-required, Broken Link)
- hackerone.com/reports/3200469 (Permissions Required, technical-description, permissions-required, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-7691?
- CVE-2025-7691 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-09-26.
- How severe is CVE-2025-7691?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-7691 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.