CVE-2025-5982
Insufficient Granularity of Access Control in GitLab
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 12.0 before 17.10.8, 17.11 before 17.11.4, and 18.0 before 18.0.2. Under certain conditions users could bypass IP access restrictions and view sensitive information.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Insufficient Granularity of Access Control in GitLab
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 12.0 before 17.10.8, 17.11 before 17.11.4, and 18.0 before 18.0.2. Under certain conditions users could bypass IP access restrictions and view sensitive information.
- Record
CVE-2025-5982- CVSS 3.1
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-1220
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-18195
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 12.0 before 17.10.8, 17.11 before 17.11.4, and 18.0 before 18.0.2. Under certain conditions users could bypass IP access restrictions and view sensitive information.
- Record
EUVD-2025-18195- CVSS 3.1
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4m4w-7ph3-mcfg
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 12.0 before 17.10.8, 17.11...
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 12.0 before 17.10.8, 17.11 before 17.11.4, and 18.0 before 18.0.2. Under certain conditions users could bypass IP access restrictions and view sensitive information.
- Record
GHSA-4m4w-7ph3-mcfg- CVSS 3.1
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-1220
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 12.0 before 17.10.8, 17.11 before 17.11.4, and 18.0 before 18.0.2. Under certain conditions users could bypass IP access restrictions and view sensitive information.
- Record
CVE-2025-5982- CVSS 3.1
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-1220
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Insufficient Granularity of Access Control in GitLab
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 12.0 before 17.10.8, 17.11 before 17.11.4, and 18.0 before 18.0.2. Under certain conditions users could bypass IP access restrictions and view sensitive information.
- Record
CVE-2025-5982- CVSS 3.1
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-1220
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-gitlab-2025-5982 No score
Insufficient Granularity of Access Control in GitLab
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 12.0 before 17.10.8, 17.11 before 17.11.4, and 18.0 before 18.0.2. Under certain conditions users could bypass IP access restrictions and view sensitive information.
- Record
BIT-gitlab-2025-5982- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
gitlabBitnami |
12.0.0 up to 18.0.2 | 18.0.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-5982 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.7) in Gitlab, published June 12, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.31%, the 24th percentile. Fixed in gitlab 18.0.2.