Vulnerability · Published Sep 26, 2025 · Assigned by GitLab
CVE-2025-10871Missing Authorization in GitLab
Low 3.8
In plain English
A low-severity missing 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 32% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.8Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 68.1% 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 16.6 before 18.2.7, 18.3 before 18.3.3, and 18.4 before 18.4.1. Project Maintainers can exploit a vulnerability where they can assign custom roles to users with permissions exceeding their own, effectively granting themselves elevated privileges.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
References
- GitLab Issue #569482 issue-tracking, permissions-required