CVE-2025-8770 — Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in Gitlab

CWE-639 — Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key5 documents5 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 95.99%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
GitlabDebian GitlabGitlab EE
Timeline
PublishedAug 13

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.0 prior to 18.0.6, 18.1 prior to 18.1.4, and 18.2 prior to 18.2.2 that could have allowed authenticated users with specific access to bypass merge request approval policies by manipulating approval rule identifiers.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages5 packages

▶CVEListV5gitlab/gitlab18.0 — 18.0.6+2
▶NVDgitlab/gitlab18.0.0 — 18.0.6+2
▶debiandebian/gitlab
▶gitlabgitlab/gitlab

🔴Vulnerability Details

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GHSA
GHSA-gxh9-4vgj-w44j: An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18↗2025-08-13
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OSV
CVE-2025-8770: An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18↗2025-08-13
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📋Vendor Advisories

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GitLab
CVE-2025-8770: An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.0 prior to 18.0.6, 18.1 prior to 18.1.4, and 18.2 prior to 18.2.2 that could↗2025-08-13
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Debian
CVE-2025-8770: gitlab - An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.0 prior...↗2025
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