CVE-2025-2246 Missing Authorization in GitLab
Unauthenticated attackers can access sensitive manual CI/CD variables via the GraphQL API, exposing secrets to unauthorized users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-2246?
CVE-2025-2246 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 27 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-2246?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including gitlab. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
gitlab Bitnami | All versions | 18.1.5, 18.2.5, 18.3.1 |
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2025-2246?
Upgrade gitlab to a fixed version for your release line: 18.1.5, 18.2.5 or 18.3.1.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-2246 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-2246 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2026-85706 GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Path Traversal
- CVE-2023-7028 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Improper Access Control
- CVE-2021-22205 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2021-39935 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Sources
Also known as BIT-gitlab-2025-2246, GHSA-qccf-5wwv-jq8x, MINI-22c4-3xrw-jh77, MINI-7f9w-qpqc-mxxf, MINI-7vff-969v-5rg8, MINI-p2xv-6xgc-37xw and 4 more.