# CVE-2025-1540: Incorrect Authorization in GitLab

> CVE-2025-1540: Incorrect Authorization in GitLab. CVSS 3.1 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2025-1540
Last updated: 2026-06-17T08:39:20Z

- Published: 2025-03-06 08:31 UTC · Updated: 2026-06-17 08:39 UTC · Assigner: GitLab
- CVSS: 3.1 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Low · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- EPSS: 0.24%, 15th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-863

## Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE for Self-Managed and Dedicated instances affecting all versions from 17.5 prior to 17.6.5, 17.7 prior to 17.7.4, and 17.8 prior to 17.8.2. It was possible for a user added as an External to read and clone internal projects under certain circumstances."

## Affected vendors and products

- GitLab: GitLab

## Tracked companies

- [GitLab](https://rewindex.com/company/gitlab.md)

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1540)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-1540)
- [https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2025/02/12/patch-release-gitlab-17-8-2-released/\#saml-authentication-misconfigures-external-user-attribute](https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2025/02/12/patch-release-gitlab-17-8-2-released/#saml-authentication-misconfigures-external-user-attribute)
- [https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/512765](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/512765)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2025-1540 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2025-1540.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2025-1540 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T02:50:16.508Z