CVE-2025-13781
MEDIUMGitLab 18.5-18.5.4, 18.6-18.6.2, 18.7-18.7.0 - Authenticated Missing Authorization in GraphQL Mutations
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/01/07/patch-release-gitlab-18-7-1-released/
Broken Link issue-tracking
permissions-required
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/578756
Permissions Required technical-description
exploit
permissions-required
https://hackerone.com/reports/3400940
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0001
EPSS Percentile
1.3%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-862
Status
published
Products (2)
gitlab/gitlab
18.7.0
gitlab/gitlab
18.5.0 - 18.5.5
Published
Jan 09, 2026
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026