Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 11, 2026· Updated Mar 11, 2026
Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input in GitLab
CVE-2025-14513
Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.11 before 18.7.6, 18.8 before 18.8.6, and 18.9 before 18.9.2 that could have allowed an unauthenticated user to cause a denial of service condition due to improper input validation when processing specially crafted JSON payloads in the protected branches API.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 16.11
- (no CPE)range: >=16.11, <18.7.6; >=18.8, <18.8.6; >=18.9, <18.9.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- hackerone.com/reports/3452477mitretechnical-descriptionexploitpermissions-required
- about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/03/11/patch-release-gitlab-18-9-2-released/mitre
News mentions
1- GitLab Patch Release: 18.9.2, 18.8.6, 18.7.6GitLab Security Releases · Mar 11, 2026