#VU114480 Improper Authentication in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2025-2246
Published: August 28, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114480
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-2246
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition
Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition
Software vendor:
GitLab, Inc
GitLab, Inc
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to missing authentication issue in GraphQL endpoint. A remote attacker can bypass authentication process and gain access to sensitive manual CI/CD variables,
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.