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CVE-2025-8770: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in GitLab
- Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2025-08-13 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-639
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.
Affected products
- GitLab: from 18.0.0 before 18.0.6; from 18.1.0 before 18.1.4; from 18.2.0 before 18.2.2 — fixed in 18.0.6, 18.1.4, 18.2.2
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: GitLab 18.0.6, 18.1.4, 18.2.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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