What is CVE-2020-13291?

CVE-2020-13291 is a high-severity vulnerability in GitLab. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2020-08-12.

How severe is CVE-2020-13291?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in GitLab

CVE-2020-13291

In GitLab before 13.2.3, project sharing could temporarily allow too permissive access.

Published 2020-08-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (60.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-05.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 60.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

GitLab — versions >=13.2, <13.2.3

References

gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/230521 (Broken Link)
gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2020/CVE-2020-13291.json (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-13291?: CVE-2020-13291 is a high-severity vulnerability in GitLab. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2020-08-12.
How severe is CVE-2020-13291?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.