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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-4972

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.0 before 18.0.4 and 18.1 before 18.1.2 that could have allowed authenticated users with invitation privileg

Published Jul 10, 2025 · catalog updated Jul 10, 2025 · GitLab GitLab

Last checked Oct 29, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-4972. EPSS is 0.37%. Act only if a listed version of GitLab GitLab is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Low2.7
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.37%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor GitLab GitLab 18.0 <18.0.4

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.0 before 18.0.4 and 18.1 before 18.1.2 that could have allowed authenticated users with invitation privileges to bypass group-level user invitation restrictions by manipulating group invitation functionality.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor GitLab GitLab 18.0 <18.0.418.0 <18.0.4

How to fix CVE-2025-4972

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-4972. EPSS is 0.37%. Act only if a listed version of GitLab GitLab is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with GitLab GitLab 18.0 <18.0.4 18.0 <18.0.4. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.37%. 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.

  1. Jul 10, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.0 before 18.0.4 and 18.1 before 18.1.2 that could have allowed authenticated users with invitation privileges to bypass group-level user invitation restrictions by manipulating group invitation functionality.

  2. Jul 10, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.0 before 18.0.4 and 18.1 before 18.1.2 that could have allowed authenticated users with invitation privileges to bypass group-level user invitation restrictions by manipulating group invitation functionality.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-4972

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-4972

    30-day exploitation probability 0.37%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-20987

    An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.0 before 18.0.4 and 18.1 before 18.1.2 that could have allowed authenticated users with invitation privileges to bypass group-level user invitation restrictions by manipulating group invitation functionality

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 29, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 23, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 21, 2026
  • EUVDOct 19, 2026