CVE-2025-2246

MEDIUM 5.8 ALL-YEARS

Published 2025-08-27 · Last modified 2025-08-27 · GitLab · NVD: Analyzed

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before 18.1.5, 18.2 before 18.2.5, and 18.3 before 18.3.1 that could have allowed unauthenticated users to access sensitive manual CI/CD variables by querying the GraphQL API.

LIMITED SIGNALS

No known exploitation, public exploit, or elevated probability at this time. Track for changes.

Exploitation likelihood

0.3%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 20th percentile

○ In CISA KEV○ Catalogued PoC◆ SSVC: exploitation none, automatable yes

Impact if exploited

5.8CVSS 3.1 · MEDIUM · CNA

ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

What an attacker needs

✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable

✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it

Proof of concept

No public PoC is currently catalogued.

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Data snapshot: 2026-10-26T04:59:11.116Z

Affected

Vendors Gitlab

Products Gitlab

Weakness (CWE)

CWE-862: : Missing Authorization

CVSS vector

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

References and research data (JSON)

Known Affected Software Configurations

Vendor	Product	Version range
Gitlab	Gitlab	< 18.1.5
Gitlab	Gitlab	< 18.1.5
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 18.2.0 and < 18.2.5
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 18.2.0 and < 18.2.5
Gitlab	Gitlab	18.3.0
Gitlab	Gitlab	18.3.0

All CVSS metrics

MEDIUM 5.8 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
MEDIUM 5.8 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
MEDIUM 5.3 v3.1 · NVD Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

References

Exploit-tagged references (not proof of a PoC)

https://hackerone.com/reports/3026559 technical-descriptionexploitpermissions-requiredPermissions RequiredCVE record · GitLab · Updated 2025-08-27T19:34:00.919Z
NVD · CVE-2025-2246 · Updated 2026-06-17T09:06:36.933

Advisories

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2025-25951 ADVISORYEUVD · EUVD-2025-25951

Technical & other

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/524592 issue-trackingpermissions-requiredBroken LinkCVE record · GitLab · Updated 2025-08-27T19:34:00.919Z
NVD · CVE-2025-2246 · Updated 2026-06-17T09:06:36.933

Sources: NVD · CVE.org · All sources and attribution · EPSS