Vulnerability · Published Aug 13, 2025 · Assigned by GitLab
CVE-2025-2498Insufficient Granularity of Access Control in GitLab
Low 3.1
In plain English
A low-severity security flaw in GitLab from GitLab. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 20% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.1Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 79.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An improper access control in Gitlab EE affecting all versions from 12.0 prior to 18.0.6, 18.1 prior to 18.1.4, and 18.2 prior to 18.2.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed users to view assigned issues from restricted groups by bypassing IP restrictions.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-1220 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
References
- GitLab Issue #525515 issue-tracking, permissions-required
- HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #3037722 technical-description, exploit, permissions-required