Vulnerability · Published Sep 26, 2025 · Assigned by GitLab
CVE-2025-5069Incorrect Ownership Assignment in GitLab
Low 3.5
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 18% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.5Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 82.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.10 before 18.2.7, 18.3 before 18.3.3, and 18.4 before 18.4.1 that could have allowed an authenticated user to gain unauthorized access to confidential issues by creating a project with an identical name to the victim's project.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-708 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
References
- GitLab Issue #544926 issue-tracking, permissions-required
- HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #3019236 technical-description, exploit, permissions-required