CVE-2025-8770 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-8770: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in GitLab

Vendor Gitlab
Product GitLab
Weakness CWE-639 · IDOR
Published August 13, 2025
Last update August 13, 2025

CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 13, 2025 CVE published
August 13, 2025 Record updated

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