7.5

CVE-2025-13928: gitlab Incorrect Authorization

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2025-13928CGA-477j-jpjm-xrjpCGA-72p8-764v-cfr4
Published 22-01-2026Last modified 22-01-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-13928 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in gitlab. EPSS estimates a 0.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
40/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.70%
0%100%
Low · -0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Related 1
CGA-RXF5-MJP7-8G8Q

Timeline

  1. 22-01-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 22-01-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 5 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.70%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

53%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.01 pp

From 0.71% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.70%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (hackerone.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Chainguard52 products
  • gitlab-docker-machine-18.8All versions (No fix recorded)
  • gitlab-docker-machine-fips-18.8All versions (No fix recorded)
  • gitlab-rails-ce-18.1All versions (No fix recorded)
  • gitlab-rails-ce-18.2All versions (No fix recorded)
  • gitlab-rails-ce-18.3All versions (No fix recorded)
Wolfi6 products
  • gitlab-docker-machine-18.8All versions (No fix recorded)
  • gitlab-runner-18.8All versions (No fix recorded)
  • gitlab-runner-helper-18.8All versions (No fix recorded)
  • gitlab-runner-helper-compat-18.8All versions (No fix recorded)
  • gitlab-runner-helper-oci-entrypoint-18.8All versions (No fix recorded)
Gitlab1 product
  • gitlab≥ 17.7, < 18.6.4 | ≥ 18.7, < 18.7.2 | ≥ 18.8, < 18.8.2 | ≥ 17.7.0, < 18.6.4 | ≥ 18.7.0, < 18.7.2 | ≥ 18.8.0, < 18.8.2
Ubuntu1 product
  • gitlabAll versions (No fix recorded)

4 vendors · 60 products

References

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