CVE-2025-7691
Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions in GitLab
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.01%
Description
A privilege escalation issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 16.6 prior to 18.2.7, 18.3 prior to 18.3.3, and 18.4 prior to 18.4.1 that could have allowed a developer with specific group management permissions to escalate their privileges and obtain unauthorized access to additional system capabilities.
How to fix CVE-2025-7691
To remediate CVE-2025-7691, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 18.2.7 or later
Is CVE-2025-7691 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- >= 16.6.0, < 18.2.7, >= 18.3.0, < 18.3.3, >= 18.4.0, < 18.4.1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |