CVE-2025-6601
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.4 before 18.4.3, and 18.5 before 18.5.1 that under certain conditions could have allowed authenticated users to gain unauthorized project access by exploiting the access request approval workflow.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.5
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2025-10-27 00:15:41.100000
Last modified
2026-10-19 16:10:00.260000
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"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2025-10-27T00:15:41.100",
"lastModified": "2026-10-19T16:10:00.260",
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"source": "[email protected]",
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