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CVE-2025-13781

CVE-2025-13781 PUBLISHED CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM

Missing Authorization in GitLab

Reported by gitlab · Published January 9, 2026

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.5 before 18.5.5, 18.6 before 18.6.3, and 18.7 before 18.7.1 that could have allowed an authenticated user to modify instance-wide AI feature provider settings by exploiting missing authorization checks in GraphQL mutations.

Fixed versions

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PackageEcosystemFixed in
gitlabBitnami18.7.1, 18.6.3, 18.5.5
GitLabGitLab18.7.1, 18.6.3, 18.5.5
gitlabBitnami18.7.1, 18.6.3, 18.5.5

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1
6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
GitLabGitLab18.5, 18.6, 18.7
GitLabGitLab18.5, 18.6, 18.7

Timeline

  • Jan 7, 2026 CVE Published
  • Jan 8, 2026 PoC Published (3 in total, the first dated here)
  • Jan 9, 2026 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
  • Jan 11, 2026 CVE Updated
  • Feb 2, 2026 Security Advisory (3 in total, the first dated here)
  • Jun 23, 2026 Coalition ESS Score

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vulnetix vdb fixes CVE-2025-13781

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  "https://api.vdb.vulnetix.com/v2/vuln/CVE-2025-13781/fixes/registry"

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