CVE-2025-6168

Name: CVE-2025-6168
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2025-07-10T09:15:30.803+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

LOWCVSS 2.7/10EPSS 0.31%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-6168 is a low-severity vulnerability rated 2.7/10 on the CVSS scale. 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 maintainers to bypass group-level user invitation restrictions by sending crafted API requests.. EPSS estimates a 0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

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 maintainers to bypass group-level user invitation restrictions by sending crafted API requests.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

2.7/10

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

EPSS Probability

0.31%

22.5th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-863

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gitlab	Gitlab	>= 18.0.0, < 18.0.4
Gitlab	Gitlab	>= 18.1.0, < 18.1.2

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/549725Broken Link
https://hackerone.com/reports/3196745Permissions Required

Timeline

Published: Jul 10, 2025
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-6168?

How severe is CVE-2025-6168?

CVE-2025-6168 has a CVSS score of 2.7/10 (LOW severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.31% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-6168?

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Source: NVD / NIST