CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-10871

LowCVSS 3.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.38%

30th percentile - higher than 30% of all known CVEs

Summary

A vulnerability was discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 16.6 before 18.2.7, 18.3 before 18.3.3, and 18.4 before 18.4.1. Project Maintainers can assign custom roles to users with permissions exceeding their own, effectively granting themselves elevated privileges.

Risk Assessment

Users with Maintainer permissions could escalate their privileges in GitLab, gaining access to features reserved for higher roles. This may lead to unauthorized changes to projects and data.

Recommendation

Update GitLab EE to version 18.2.7, 18.3.3, or 18.4.1 (or later). Review existing custom roles and user permissions for misconfigurations.

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Original NVD description (English source)

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 16.6 before 18.2.7, 18.3 before 18.3.3, and 18.4 before 18.4.1. Project Maintainers can exploit a vulnerability where they can assign custom roles to users with permissions exceeding their own, effectively granting themselves elevated privileges.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS