CVE-2025-7691 Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions in GitLab
A developer with specific group management permissions can escalate privileges to gain unauthorized access to additional system capabilities in GitLab EE.
- 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-2025-7691?
CVE-2025-7691 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 26 Sep 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A privilege escalation issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 16.6 prior to 18.2.7, 18.3 prior to 18.3.3, and 18.4 prior to 18.4.1 that could have allowed a developer with specific group management permissions to escalate their privileges and obtain unauthorized access to additional system capabilities.
Weakness: CWE-267
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-7691?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including gitlab. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
gitlab Bitnami | From 16.6.0 | 18.2.7, 18.3.3, 18.4.1 |
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2025-7691?
Upgrade gitlab to a fixed version for your release line: 18.2.7, 18.3.3 or 18.4.1.
Is CVE-2025-7691 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-7691 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-2025-7691, GHSA-38q5-vqf6-27rf.