How serious is CVE-2025-13929?

This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10, classified as HIGH severity. Proof-of-concept exploit code is publicly available, making this an active threat.

Is there exploit code available for CVE-2025-13929?

Yes, proof-of-concept exploit code for CVE-2025-13929 is publicly available on GitHub and security research platforms. This increases the risk of active exploitation.

Which products are affected by CVE-2025-13929?

CVE-2025-13929 affects gitlab gitlab. Check the full CVE details for specific version information.

How do I fix CVE-2025-13929?

To remediate CVE-2025-13929, check for security patches from gitlab. Apply all available updates and security patches. If no patch is available, implement recommended workarounds or security controls to mitigate the risk.

CVE-2025-13929

High

|7.5

Exploit Available

Plain English Summary

AI-powered analysis for quick understanding

This vulnerability allows an attacker to crash the GitLab service by sending specially crafted requests to certain repository archive endpoints, effectively causing a denial of service. It affects specific versions of GitLab, and the attacker does not need to be logged in to exploit it.

Technical Description

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 10.0 before 18.7.6, 18.8 before 18.8.6, and 18.9 before 18.9.2 that could have allowed an unauthenticated user to cause a denial of service by issuing specially crafted requests to repository archive endpoints under certain conditions.

CVSS Vector Analysis

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

Confidentiality ImpactNone

Integrity ImpactNone

Availability ImpactHigh

ScopeUnchanged

Vector String

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

Exploit Resources

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Official References

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Est. Bounty

$2,053($1K-$5K)

Vendor Response

Grade APatched in 1 day

Quick Information

Published

Mar 11, 2026

28 days ago

Last Modified

Mar 13, 2026

26 days ago

Vendor

gitlab

Product

gitlab

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