CVE-2025-14592

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Unauthorized GraphQL Mutation in GitLab CE/EE Allows Privilege Escalation

Publication date: 2026-02-11

Last updated on: 2026-02-13

Assigner: GitLab Inc.

Description

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.6 before 18.6.6, 18.7 before 18.7.4, and 18.8 before 18.8.4 that, under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user to perform unauthorized operations by submitting GraphQL mutations through the GLQL API endpoint.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-02-11

Last Modified

2026-02-13

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2026-02-11

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2025-14592

EUVD

EUVD-2025-207419

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
gitlab	gitlab	From 18.7.0 (inc) to 18.7.4 (exc)
gitlab	gitlab	From 18.8.0 (inc) to 18.8.4 (exc)
gitlab	gitlab	From 18.7.0 (inc) to 18.7.4 (exc)
gitlab	gitlab	From 18.8.0 (inc) to 18.8.4 (exc)
gitlab	gitlab	From 18.6.0 (inc) to 18.6.6 (exc)
gitlab	gitlab	From 18.6.0 (inc) to 18.6.6 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-862	The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability in GitLab CE/EE affects versions from 18.6 before 18.6.6, 18.7 before 18.7.4, and 18.8 before 18.8.4. Under certain conditions, it could allow an authenticated user to perform unauthorized operations by submitting GraphQL mutations through the GLQL API endpoint.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability could allow an authenticated user to carry out unauthorized actions within GitLab by exploiting the GraphQL API endpoint. This means that users might perform operations they are not permitted to, potentially leading to misuse or manipulation of the system.

Compliance Impact

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Detection Guidance

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Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, you should upgrade GitLab CE/EE to a fixed version. Specifically, update to version 18.6.6 or later if you are on the 18.6 branch, 18.7.4 or later if on the 18.7 branch, or 18.8.4 or later if on the 18.8 branch.

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