Medium · published September 26, 2025
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.
| Product | Versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| gitlab/gitlab | ≥ 16.6.0, < 18.2.7 | 18.2.7 |
| gitlab/gitlab | ≥ 16.6.0, < 18.2.7 | 18.2.7 |
| gitlab/gitlab | ≥ 18.3.0, < 18.3.3 | 18.3.3 |
| gitlab/gitlab | ≥ 18.3.0, < 18.3.3 | 18.3.3 |
| gitlab/gitlab | all versions | — |
| gitlab/gitlab | all versions | — |