CVE-2025-2242

HIGH EPSS 27.1%
Published Mar 27, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
8.8 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Mar 27, 2025 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

An improper access control vulnerability in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.4 prior to 17.8.6, 17.9 prior to 17.9.3, and 17.10 prior to 17.10.1 allows a user who was an instance admin before but has since been downgraded to a regular user to continue to maintain elevated privileges to groups and projects.

CVSS Details

Base Score
8.8
Exploitability
2.8
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
27.1% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization Authorization

Affected Products 6

VendorProductVersionRange
gitlabgitlab*≥17.4.0  –  <17.8.6
gitlabgitlab*≥17.4.0  –  <17.8.6
gitlabgitlab*≥17.9.0  –  <17.9.3
gitlabgitlab*≥17.9.0  –  <17.9.3
gitlabgitlab17.10.0any
gitlabgitlab17.10.0any

References 1

  • gitlab.com https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/516271
    Broken Link

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.