GitLab CE/EE Auth Bypass via OAuth (17.918.5.x)
CVE-2025-7736 Published on November 15, 2025
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.9 before 18.3.6, 18.4 before 18.4.4, and 18.5 before 18.5.2 that could have allowed an authenticated attacker to bypass access control restrictions and view GitLab Pages content intended only for project members by authenticating through OAuth providers.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-7736 is exploitable with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality, a small impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is an AuthZ Vulnerability?
The software performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.
CVE-2025-7736 has been classified to as an AuthZ vulnerability or weakness.
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Affected Versions
GitLab:- Version 17.9 and below 18.3.6 is affected.
- Version 18.4 and below 18.4.4 is affected.
- Version 18.5 and below 18.5.2 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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