CVE-2025-7691 json
Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions in GitLab
published last yr. modified 21d ago also BIT-gitlab-2025-7691 , EUVD-2025-31323
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 33%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- bitnami gitlab 18.2.7, 18.3.3, 18.4.1
- GitLab GitLab 18.2.7, 18.3.3, 18.4.1
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- hackerone.com https://hackerone.com/reports/3200469 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| OSV | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| bitnami | gitlab | >=16.6.0, <18.2.7 >=18.3.0, <18.3.3 >=18.4.0, <18.4.1 |
18.2.7 18.3.3 18.4.1 |
Affected products
- GitLab GitLab
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-267 Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions
- Technology feeds
References
-
hackerone.com
/reports/3200469
technical-description, exploit, permissions-required, web
-
gitlab.com
/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/555786
issue-tracking, permissions-required, broken-link, web
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-7691
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-7691
- NVD CVE-2025-7691
- OSV BIT-gitlab-2025-7691
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