Vulnerability · Published Jul 10, 2025 · Assigned by GitLab
CVE-2025-6168Incorrect Authorization in GitLab
Low 2.7
In plain English
A low-severity incorrect authorization 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 0.4% (higher than 30% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)2.7Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 70.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.0 before 18.0.4 and 18.1 before 18.1.2 that could have allowed authenticated maintainers to bypass group-level user invitation restrictions by sending crafted API requests.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-863 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
References
- GitLab Issue #549725 issue-tracking, permissions-required
- HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #3196745 technical-description, exploit, permissions-required