Vulnerability · Published Nov 15, 2025 · Assigned by GitLab
CVE-2025-7736Incorrect Authorization in GitLab
Low 3.1
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 29% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.1Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 71.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.9 before 18.3.6, 18.4 before 18.4.4, and 18.5 before 18.5.2 that could have allowed an authenticated attacker to bypass access control restrictions and view GitLab Pages content intended only for project members by authenticating through OAuth providers.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-863 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
References
- https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2025/11/12/patch-release-gitlab-18-5-2-released/
- GitLab Issue #556098 issue-tracking, permissions-required
- HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #3250156 technical-description, exploit, permissions-required