CVE-2025-14562 Incorrect Authorization in GitLab
Authenticated developers can commit changes to projects after removal due to improper authorization checks in merge request settings.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-14562?
CVE-2025-14562 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 29 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 10.6 before 19.0.5, 19.1 before 19.1.3, and 19.2 before 19.2.1 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with developer-role permissions to commit changes to a project after being removed as a member, due to improper authorization checks on merge request collaboration settings.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-14562?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including gitlab. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
gitlab Bitnami | From 10.6.0 | 19.0.5, 19.1.3, 19.2.1 |
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2025-14562?
Upgrade gitlab to a fixed version for your release line: 19.0.5, 19.1.3 or 19.2.1.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-14562 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-14562 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Gitlab Gitlab
- CVE-2026-97229 GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Integer Overflow or Wraparound
- CVE-2026-85706 GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Path Traversal
- CVE-2023-7028 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Improper Access Control
- CVE-2021-22205 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2021-39935 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Sources
Also known as BIT-gitlab-2025-14562, GHSA-45h8-qrqh-xr5v, MINI-3655-v5rv-w93r, MINI-pwvh-36pw-c87f.