CVE-2025-13874
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in GitLab
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 15.1 before 18.9.7, 18.10 before 18.10.6, and 18.11 before 18.11.3 that could have allowed an authenticated user with Guest permissions to view issues in projects they were not authorized to access.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in GitLab
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 15.1 before 18.9.7, 18.10 before 18.10.6, and 18.11 before 18.11.3 that could have allowed an authenticated user with Guest permissions to view issues in projects they were not authorized to access.
- Record
CVE-2025-13874- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-209834
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 15.1 before 18.9.7, 18.10 before 18.10.6, and 18.11 before 18.11.3 that could have allowed an authenticated user with Guest permissions to view issues in projects they were not authorized to access.
- Record
EUVD-2025-209834- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-576j-7qww-f874
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 15.1 before 18.9.7, 18...
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 15.1 before 18.9.7, 18.10 before 18.10.6, and 18.11 before 18.11.3 that could have allowed an authenticated user with Guest permissions to view issues in projects they were not authorized to access.
- Record
GHSA-576j-7qww-f874- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 15.1 before 18.9.7, 18.10 before 18.10.6, and 18.11 before 18.11.3 that could have allowed an authenticated user with Guest permissions to view issues in projects they were not authorized to access.
- Record
CVE-2025-13874- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in GitLab
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 15.1 before 18.9.7, 18.10 before 18.10.6, and 18.11 before 18.11.3 that could have allowed an authenticated user with Guest permissions to view issues in projects they were not authorized to access.
- Record
CVE-2025-13874- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2025-13874
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 15.1 before 18.9.7, 18.10 before 18.10.6, and 18.11 before 18.11.3 that could have allowed an authenticated user with Guest permissions to view issues in projects they were not authorized to access.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2025-13874- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-gitlab-2025-13874 No score
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in GitLab
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 15.1 before 18.9.7, 18.10 before 18.10.6, and 18.11 before 18.11.3 that could have allowed an authenticated user with Guest permissions to view issues in projects they were not authorized to access.
- Record
BIT-gitlab-2025-13874- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-13874 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Gitlab, published May 14, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.23%, the 13th percentile. Fixed in gitlab 18.9.7.
References
hackerone.com/reports/3445398
gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/582634
about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/05/13/patch-release-gitlab-18-11-3-released
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-13874
github.com/advisories/GHSA-576j-7qww-f874
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-13874
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-13874