Is CVE-2025-2938 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2025-2938 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2025-2938?

CVE-2025-2938 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.1 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2025-2938?

CVE-2025-2938 has an EPSS score of 0.27% (18th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-2938?

Upgrade gitlab to 18.0.3 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2025-2938

LOW

3.1

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.3 before 17.11.5, 18.0 before 18.0.3, and 18.1 before 18.1.1 that could have allowed authenticated users to gain elevated project privileges by requesting access to projects where role modifications during the approval process resulted in unintended permission grants.

CWE-840

How to fix

Remediation Available

gitlabNVD

Affected:>= 18.0.0, < 18.0.3Fixed in:18.0.3CVE-2025-2938derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.27%probability of exploitation in 30 days

18thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 18% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references2

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-08-12.