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CVE-2025-8770

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in GitLab

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 18.0.6, 18.1.4, 18.2.2
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.0 prior to 18.0.6, 18.1 prior to 18.1.4, and 18.2 prior to 18.2.2 that could have allowed authenticated users with specific access to bypass merge request approval policies by manipulating approval rule identifiers.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • GitLab GitLab

    From 18.0 · fixed in 18.0.6; From 18.1 · fixed in 18.1.4; From 18.2 · fixed in 18.2.2

References 1

gitlab.com