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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-11246

medium Nessus Plugin ID 294813

Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

 - 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.
 (CVE-2025-11246)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-11246

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 294813

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2025_11246.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 1/21/2026

Updated: 1/21/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-11246

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:U/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gitlab, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier, Host/cpu

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/9/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-11246