CVE-2025-2938

8.8 highEPSS 0.3%

High (8.8) in gitlab gitlab. EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

8.8 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 24% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-840
Published: 2025-06-26
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

gitlab:gitlab

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/529006
https://hackerone.com/reports/3063091

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