Vulnerability · Published Jan 22, 2026 · Assigned by GitLab
CVE-2025-13928Incorrect Authorization in GitLab
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity incorrect authorization in GitLab from GitLab. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 53% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 46.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-863 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- GitLab Issue #582736 issue-tracking, permissions-required
- HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #3439441 technical-description, exploit, permissions-required
- https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/01/21/patch-release-gitlab-18-8-2-released/