CVE-2025-2246

Name: CVE-2025-2246
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2025-08-27T20:15:31.877+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 5.3/10EPSS 0.26%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-2246 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.3/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

5.3/10

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

EPSS Probability

0.26%

17.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gitlab	Gitlab	< 18.1.5
Gitlab	Gitlab	>= 18.2.0, < 18.2.5
Gitlab	Gitlab	18.3.0

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/524592Broken Link
https://hackerone.com/reports/3026559Permissions Required

Timeline

Published: Aug 27, 2025
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-2246?

How severe is CVE-2025-2246?

CVE-2025-2246 has a CVSS score of 5.3/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.26% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-2246?

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Source: NVD / NIST