CVE-2025-5846 Missing Authorization in GitLab
Authenticated users can assign unrelated compliance frameworks to projects via crafted GraphQL mutations, bypassing permission checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-5846?
CVE-2025-5846 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 26 Jun 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 16.10 before 17.11.5, 18.0 before 18.0.3, and 18.1 before 18.1.1 that could have allowed authenticated users to assign unrelated compliance frameworks to projects by sending crafted GraphQL mutations that bypassed framework-specific permission checks.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-5846?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including gitlab. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
gitlab Bitnami | From 16.10.0 | 18.0.1 |
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2025-5846?
Upgrade gitlab to 18.0.1 or later.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-5846 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-5846 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- 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-2025-5846, GHSA-4wp9-h8xr-gvf2, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-5846.