CVE-2025-2498 json
Insufficient Granularity of Access Control in GitLab
published 2025-08-13 14 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also BIT-gitlab-2025-2498 , EUVD-2025-24596
- cvss
- 3.1
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 20%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An improper access control in Gitlab EE affecting all versions from 12.0 prior to 18.0.6, 18.1 prior to 18.1.4, and 18.2 prior to 18.2.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed users to view assigned issues from restricted groups by bypassing IP restrictions.
Patch / fix
- bitnami gitlab 18.0.6, 18.1.4, 18.2.2
- GitLab GitLab 18.0.6, 18.1.4, 18.2.2
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 14 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 20% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- hackerone.com https://hackerone.com/reports/3037722 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 3.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| OSV | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| bitnami | gitlab | >=12.0.0, <18.0.6 >=18.1.0, <18.1.4 >=18.2.0, <18.2.2 |
18.0.6 18.1.4 18.2.2 |
Affected products
- GitLab GitLab
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-1220 Insufficient Granularity of Access Control
- Technology feeds
References
-
hackerone.com
/reports/3037722
technical-description, exploit, permissions-required, web
-
gitlab.com
/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/525515
issue-tracking, permissions-required, broken-link, web
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-2498
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-2498
- NVD CVE-2025-2498
- OSV BIT-gitlab-2025-2498
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