CVE-2025-11247Network attack vector

Authenticated private-project disclosure via crafted GraphQL queries

Published Dec 11, 2025 · Updated Dec 11, 2025

Authorization bypass in GitLab EE allows remote authenticated users to read sensitive private-project data through crafted GraphQL queries. GitLab identifies compliance-framework GraphQL handling as the affected locus but has not published the faulty authorization operation. Authentication is required; affected branches are 13.2 before 18.4.6, 18.5 before 18.5.4, and 18.6 before 18.6.2.

CVSS severity4.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.24%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Authorization bypass in GitLab EE allows remote authenticated users to read sensitive private-project data through crafted GraphQL queries. GitLab identifies compliance-framework GraphQL handling as the affected locus but has not published the faulty authorization operation. Authentication is required; affected branches are 13.2 before 18.4.6, 18.5 before 18.5.4, and 18.6 before 18.6.2.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-11247
Published
Dec 11, 2025
Updated
Dec 11, 2025
Vendor
GitLab
Product
GitLab
Classifications
CWE-639, T1213.003
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 11, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 11, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=13.2 <18.4.6
  2. Affected versionversion=18.5 <18.5.4
  3. Affected versionversion=18.6 <18.6.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

GitLab · GitLabversion=13.2 <18.4.6; version=18.5 <18.5.4; version=18.6 <18.6.2

Published CVSS scores

4.3GitLab Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-639Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
T1213.003Data from Information Repositories: Code Repositories

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