CVE-2025-11246: Insufficient Granularity of Access Control in GitLab

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-01-09 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-1220

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

GitLab: from 15.4.0 before 18.5.5; from 18.6.0 before 18.6.3; 18.7.0 — fixed in 18.5.5, 18.6.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GitLab 18.5.5, 18.6.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/01/07/patch-release-gitlab-18-7-1-released/
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/573728
https://hackerone.com/reports/3292475

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