Missing authorization in GitLab Enterprise Edition and Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2025-13781

 

Missing authorization in GitLab Enterprise Edition and Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2025-13781

Published: January 7, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU121077
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-13781
CWE-ID: CWE-862
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote user to modify instance-wide AI feature provider settings.

The vulnerability exists due to missing authorization checks in AI GraphQL mutation. A remote user can modify instance-wide AI feature provider settings by exploiting missing authorization checks in GraphQL mutations.


Affected software

GitLab Enterprise Edition
Gitlab Community Edition

How to mitigate CVE-2025-13781

Install updates from vendor's website.

GitLab Enterprise Edition - addressed in versions 18.5.5, 18.6.3, 18.7.1
Gitlab Community Edition - addressed in versions 18.5.5, 18.6.3, 18.7.1

External References

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