CVE-2025-6601 Business Logic Errors in GitLab
Authenticated users can gain unauthorized project access by exploiting the access request approval workflow in GitLab EE.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-6601?
CVE-2025-6601 is a low-severity vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 27 Oct 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.4 before 18.4.3, and 18.5 before 18.5.1 that under certain conditions could have allowed authenticated users to gain unauthorized project access by exploiting the access request approval workflow.
Weakness: CWE-840
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-6601?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including gitlab. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
gitlab Bitnami | From 18.4.0 | 18.4.3, 18.5.1 |
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2025-6601?
Upgrade gitlab to a fixed version for your release line: 18.4.3 or 18.5.1.
Is CVE-2025-6601 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-6601 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-2025-6601, GHSA-28w7-9227-5wcm, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-6601.