Unrated severityOSV Advisory· Published Jan 9, 2026· Updated Jan 9, 2026
Missing Authorization in GitLab
CVE-2025-13781
Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.5 before 18.5.5, 18.6 before 18.6.3, and 18.7 before 18.7.1 that could have allowed an authenticated user to modify instance-wide AI feature provider settings by exploiting missing authorization checks in GraphQL mutations.
AI Insight
LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.
Affected products
3v18.5.0-ee, v18.6.0-ee, v18.7.0-ee+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: v18.5.0-ee, v18.6.0-ee, v18.7.0-ee
- (no CPE)range: >= 18.5, < 18.5.5; >= 18.6, < 18.6.3; >= 18.7, < 18.7.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- hackerone.com/reports/3400940mitretechnical-descriptionexploitpermissions-required
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/578756mitreissue-trackingpermissions-required
- about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/01/07/patch-release-gitlab-18-7-1-released/mitre
News mentions
1- GitLab Patch Release: 18.7.1, 18.6.3, 18.5.5GitLab Security Releases · Jan 7, 2026