CVE-2025-4972

LOW 2.7 ALL-YEARS

Published 2025-07-10 · Last modified 2025-07-10 · GitLab · NVD: Analyzed

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.0 before 18.0.4 and 18.1 before 18.1.2 that could have allowed authenticated users with invitation privileges to bypass group-level user invitation restrictions by manipulating group invitation functionality.

LIMITED SIGNALS

No known exploitation, public exploit, or elevated probability at this time. Track for changes.

Exploitation likelihood

0.4%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 30th percentile

○ In CISA KEV○ Catalogued PoC◆ SSVC: exploitation none, automatable no

Impact if exploited

2.7CVSS 3.1 · LOW · CNA

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

What an attacker needs

✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
⚠Privileges: Requires an admin / high-privilege account
✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable

✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it

Proof of concept

No public PoC is currently catalogued.

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Tracked sources are checked weekly for the full archive, including PoCs published after the original disclosure. A later release appears after a tracked source lists it and a refresh succeeds.

Data snapshot: 2026-10-26T04:59:11.116Z

Affected

Vendors Gitlab

Products Gitlab

Weakness (CWE)

CWE-863: : Incorrect Authorization

CVSS vector

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

References and research data (JSON)

Known Affected Software Configurations

Vendor	Product	Version range
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 18.0.0 and < 18.0.4
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 18.1.0 and < 18.1.2

All CVSS metrics

LOW 2.7 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
LOW 2.7 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

References

Exploit-tagged references (not proof of a PoC)

https://hackerone.com/reports/3148693 technical-descriptionexploitpermissions-requiredPermissions RequiredCVE record · GitLab · Updated 2025-07-10T08:30:59.709Z
NVD · CVE-2025-4972 · Updated 2026-06-17T09:34:25.050

Advisories

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2025-20987 ADVISORYEUVD · EUVD-2025-20987

Technical & other

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/543816 issue-trackingpermissions-requiredBroken LinkCVE record · GitLab · Updated 2025-07-10T08:30:59.709Z
NVD · CVE-2025-4972 · Updated 2026-06-17T09:34:25.050

Sources: NVD · CVE.org · All sources and attribution · EPSS