Unrated severityOSV Advisory· Published Jan 22, 2026· Updated Jan 22, 2026
Incorrect Authorization in GitLab
CVE-2025-13928
Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.7 before 18.6.4, 18.7 before 18.7.2, and 18.8 before 18.8.2 that could have allowed an unauthenticated user to cause a denial of service condition by exploiting incorrect authorization validation in API endpoints.
AI Insight
LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.
Affected products
5v18.7.0-ee, v18.8.0-ee, v18.8.1-ee+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: v18.7.0-ee, v18.8.0-ee, v18.8.1-ee
- (no CPE)range: >=17.7, <18.6.4; >=18.7, <18.7.2; >=18.8, <18.8.2
- osv-coords3 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/gitlab-rails-ce-assets-fips-18.5pkg:apk/chainguard/gitlab-rails-ce-fips-18.5pkg:bitnami/gitlab
< 18.5.5-r0+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: < 18.5.5-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 18.5.5-r0
- (no CPE)range: >= 17.7.0, < 18.6.4
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- hackerone.com/reports/3439441mitretechnical-descriptionexploitpermissions-required
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/582736mitreissue-trackingpermissions-required
- about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/01/21/patch-release-gitlab-18-8-2-released/mitre
News mentions
1- GitLab Patch Release: 18.8.2, 18.7.2, 18.6.4GitLab Security Releases · Jan 21, 2026