diff --git a/doc/api/graphql/reference/_index.md b/doc/api/graphql/reference/_index.md
index ed561e0ac3c89fdf98847dd99f51525d0ab53112..b07d49c2bf90c677acff0023c5c787f05e95721d 100644
--- a/doc/api/graphql/reference/_index.md
+++ b/doc/api/graphql/reference/_index.md
@@ -42876,7 +42876,7 @@ Member role permission.
 | <a id="memberrolepermissionadmin_runners"></a>`ADMIN_RUNNERS` | Create, view, edit, and delete group or project Runners. Includes configuring Runner settings. |
 | <a id="memberrolepermissionadmin_security_testing"></a>`ADMIN_SECURITY_TESTING` | Edit and manage security testing configurations and settings. |
 | <a id="memberrolepermissionadmin_terraform_state"></a>`ADMIN_TERRAFORM_STATE` | Execute terraform commands, lock/unlock terraform state files, and remove file versions. |
-| <a id="memberrolepermissionadmin_vulnerability"></a>`ADMIN_VULNERABILITY` | Edit the vulnerability object, including the status and linking an issue. Includes the `read_vulnerability` permission actions. |
+| <a id="memberrolepermissionadmin_vulnerability"></a>`ADMIN_VULNERABILITY` | Edit the status, linked issue, and severity of a vulnerability object. Also requires the `read_vulnerability` permission. |
 | <a id="memberrolepermissionadmin_web_hook"></a>`ADMIN_WEB_HOOK` | Manage webhooks. |
 | <a id="memberrolepermissionarchive_project"></a>`ARCHIVE_PROJECT` | Allows archiving of projects. |
 | <a id="memberrolepermissionmanage_deploy_tokens"></a>`MANAGE_DEPLOY_TOKENS` | Manage deploy tokens at the group or project level. |
@@ -42916,7 +42916,7 @@ Member role standard permission.
 | <a id="memberrolestandardpermissionadmin_runners"></a>`ADMIN_RUNNERS` | Create, view, edit, and delete group or project Runners. Includes configuring Runner settings. |
 | <a id="memberrolestandardpermissionadmin_security_testing"></a>`ADMIN_SECURITY_TESTING` {{< icon name="warning-solid" >}} | **Introduced** in GitLab 17.9. **Status**: Experiment. Edit and manage security testing configurations and settings. |
 | <a id="memberrolestandardpermissionadmin_terraform_state"></a>`ADMIN_TERRAFORM_STATE` | Execute terraform commands, lock/unlock terraform state files, and remove file versions. |
-| <a id="memberrolestandardpermissionadmin_vulnerability"></a>`ADMIN_VULNERABILITY` | Edit the vulnerability object, including the status and linking an issue. Includes the `read_vulnerability` permission actions. |
+| <a id="memberrolestandardpermissionadmin_vulnerability"></a>`ADMIN_VULNERABILITY` | Edit the status, linked issue, and severity of a vulnerability object. Also requires the `read_vulnerability` permission. |
 | <a id="memberrolestandardpermissionadmin_web_hook"></a>`ADMIN_WEB_HOOK` | Manage webhooks. |
 | <a id="memberrolestandardpermissionarchive_project"></a>`ARCHIVE_PROJECT` | Allows archiving of projects. |
 | <a id="memberrolestandardpermissionmanage_deploy_tokens"></a>`MANAGE_DEPLOY_TOKENS` | Manage deploy tokens at the group or project level. |
diff --git a/doc/user/application_security/vulnerability_report/_index.md b/doc/user/application_security/vulnerability_report/_index.md
index 775e1ea22abfda6546e959fe1a94791715e4ce89..9f83d5d89bd0358086ac51130b462a8e5798a19a 100644
--- a/doc/user/application_security/vulnerability_report/_index.md
+++ b/doc/user/application_security/vulnerability_report/_index.md
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ In certain cases, you may need to adjust the severity of a detected vulnerabilit
 
 Prerequisites:
 
-- You must have at least the **Maintainer** role for the project.
+- You must have at least the Maintainer role for the project or the `admin_vulnerability` permission.
 
 To manually override a vulnerability's severity:
 
diff --git a/doc/user/custom_roles/abilities.md b/doc/user/custom_roles/abilities.md
index 3a8f633150706a55fd7e6f496c5cc1ae3d4175c8..b7e4ea7fa17347b2e940a171bdb64307b05f1bf6 100644
--- a/doc/user/custom_roles/abilities.md
+++ b/doc/user/custom_roles/abilities.md
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ Any dependencies are noted in the `Description` column for each permission.
 
 | Permission | Description | API Attribute | Scope | Introduced |
 |:-----------|:------------|:--------------|:------|:-----------|
-| Manage vulnerabilities | Edit the vulnerability object, including the status and linking an issue. Includes the `read_vulnerability` permission actions. | [`admin_vulnerability`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/121534) | Group,<br> Project | GitLab [16.1](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/412536) |
+| Manage vulnerabilities | Edit the status, linked issue, and severity of a vulnerability object. Also requires the `read_vulnerability` permission. | [`admin_vulnerability`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/121534) | Group,<br> Project | GitLab [16.1](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/412536) |
 | View dependency list | Allows read-only access to the dependencies and licenses. | [`read_dependency`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/126247) | Group,<br> Project | GitLab [16.3](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/415255) |
 | View vulnerability reports and dashboards | Read vulnerability reports and security dashboards. | [`read_vulnerability`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/120704) | Group,<br> Project | GitLab [16.1](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/399119) |
 
diff --git a/ee/config/custom_abilities/admin_vulnerability.yml b/ee/config/custom_abilities/admin_vulnerability.yml
index b3ca5fc8edde038b0a58b215dbe93179fe0888f7..a97b5a799865d1e6ed5ddfcf0a3eb4041906e70e 100644
--- a/ee/config/custom_abilities/admin_vulnerability.yml
+++ b/ee/config/custom_abilities/admin_vulnerability.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: Manage vulnerabilities
 name: admin_vulnerability
-description: Edit the vulnerability object, including the status and linking an issue. Includes the `read_vulnerability` permission actions.
+description: Edit the status, linked issue, and severity of a vulnerability object. Also requires the `read_vulnerability` permission.
 introduced_by_issue: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/412536
 introduced_by_mr: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/121534
 feature_category: vulnerability_management