CVE-2025-2242 Incorrect Authorization in GitLab
Downgraded GitLab admins retain elevated privileges for groups and projects, allowing unauthorized access to sensitive resources.
- 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-2025-2242?
CVE-2025-2242 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 27 Mar 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An improper access control vulnerability in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.4 prior to 17.8.6, 17.9 prior to 17.9.3, and 17.10 prior to 17.10.1 allows a user who was an instance admin before but has since been downgraded to a regular user to continue to maintain elevated privileges to groups and projects.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-2242?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including gitlab. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
gitlab Bitnami | From 17.4.0 | 17.10.1 |
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2025-2242?
Upgrade gitlab to 17.10.1 or later.
Is CVE-2025-2242 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-2242 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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-2025-2242, GHSA-8xr4-8v2f-pqrx, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-2242.