Vulnerability · CVE-2025-2938
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.3 before 17.11.5, 18.0 before 18.0.3, and 18.1 before 18.1.1 that could have allowed authenticated users
Published Jun 26, 2025 · catalog updated Feb 26, 2026 · GitLab GitLab
Check this week
CVE-2025-2938 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 31.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run GitLab GitLab.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Low3.1
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 31.00%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- vendor GitLab GitLab 18.1 <18.1.1
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.3 before 17.11.5, 18.0 before 18.0.3, and 18.1 before 18.1.1 that could have allowed authenticated users to gain elevated project privileges by requesting access to projects where role modifications during the approval process resulted in unintended permission grants.
Are you affected?
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- vendor GitLab GitLab 18.1 <18.1.118.1 <18.1.1
How to fix CVE-2025-2938
Recommended remediation
Affected version ranges suggest a fixed boundary. Verify against the vendor advisory for your release.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
CVE-2025-2938 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 31.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run GitLab GitLab.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with GitLab GitLab 18.1 <18.1.1 18.1 <18.1.1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 31.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jun 26, 2025 · EUVD
Detected
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.3 before 17.11.5, 18.0 before 18.0.3, and 18.1 before 18.1.1 that could have allowed authenticated users to gain elevated project privileges by requesting access to projects where role modifications during the approval process resulted in unintended permission grants.
Feb 26, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.3 before 17.11.5, 18.0 before 18.0.3, and 18.1 before 18.1.1 that could have allowed authenticated users to gain elevated project privileges by requesting access to projects where role modifications during the approval process resulted in unintended permission grants.
Sources
- EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-19169
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.3 before 17.11.5, 18.0 before 18.0.3, and 18.1 before 18.1.1 that could have allowed authenticated users to gain elevated project privileges by requesting access to projects where role modifications durin
euvd.enisa.europa.eu
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Feb 26, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.