Permission Bypass Vulnerability in GitLab EE Affects Multiple Versions
CVE-2025-5846

2.7LOW

Key Information:

Vendor

Gitlab
Status
Gitlab
Vendor
CVE Published:
26 June 2025

What is CVE-2025-5846?

A vulnerability in GitLab EE allows authenticated users to improperly assign unrelated compliance frameworks to projects. By exploiting crafted GraphQL mutations, users can bypass critical framework-specific permission checks, compromising the integrity of project compliance settings. This issue impacts versions of GitLab EE, underscoring the necessity for users to update their installations to secure against unapproved access modifications.

Affected Version(s)

GitLab 16.10 < 17.11.5

GitLab 18.0 < 18.0.3

GitLab 18.1 < 18.1.1

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/546435
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
2.7
Severity:
LOW
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

This vulnerability was reported internally by a GitLab team member, [Joern Schneeweisz](https://gitlab.com/joernchen).
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CVE-2025-5846 : Permission Bypass Vulnerability in GitLab EE Affects Multiple Versions