Vulnerability · Published Oct 29, 2025 · Assigned by GitLab
CVE-2025-11702Missing Authorization in GitLab
High 8.5
In plain English
A high-severity missing authorization 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 0.6% (higher than 49% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 50.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
GitLab has remediated an issue in EE affecting all versions from 17.1 before 18.3.5, 18.4 before 18.4.3, and 18.5 before 18.5.1 that could have allowed an authenticated attacker with specific permissions to hijack project runners from other projects.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2025/10/22/patch-release-gitlab-18-5-1-released/
- GitLab Issue #576900 issue-tracking, permissions-required
- HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #3356284 technical-description, exploit, permissions-required