Vulnerability · Published Jan 9, 2026 · Assigned by GitLab
CVE-2025-11246Insufficient Granularity of Access Control in GitLab
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in GitLab from GitLab. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 37% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 62.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 15.4 before 18.5.5, 18.6 before 18.6.3, and 18.7 before 18.7.1 that could have allowed an authenticated user with specific permissions to remove all project runners from unrelated projects by manipulating GraphQL runner associations.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-1220 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
References
- GitLab Issue #573728 issue-tracking, permissions-required
- HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #3292475 technical-description, exploit, permissions-required
- https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/01/07/patch-release-gitlab-18-7-1-released/