Auth bypass in Gitlab
CVE-2025-13928
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.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
EPSS: 0.007 (49.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Gitlab — versions 17.7, 18.7, 18.8
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@gitlab.com (issue-tracking, permissions-required, Broken Link)
- cve@gitlab.com (Permissions Required, technical-description, permissions-required, exploit)
- cve@gitlab.com (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-13928?
- CVE-2025-13928 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-01-22.
- How severe is CVE-2025-13928?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.