CVE-2025-13929
Received Received - Intake
Denial of Service in GitLab Repository Archive Endpoints

Publication date: 2026-03-11

Last updated on: 2026-03-13

Assigner: GitLab Inc.

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.
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Published
2026-03-11
Last Modified
2026-03-13
Generated
2026-06-16
AI Q&A
2026-03-11
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-14
NVD
CVE-2025-13929
EUVD
EUVD-2025-208575
Affected Vendors & Products
Showing 6 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
gitlab gitlab From 18.8.0 (inc) to 18.8.6 (exc)
gitlab gitlab From 18.9.0 (inc) to 18.9.2 (exc)
gitlab gitlab From 18.8.0 (inc) to 18.8.6 (exc)
gitlab gitlab From 18.9.0 (inc) to 18.9.2 (exc)
gitlab gitlab From 10.0.0 (inc) to 18.7.6 (exc)
gitlab gitlab From 10.0.0 (inc) to 18.7.6 (exc)
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CWE-770 The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any intended restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability in GitLab CE/EE affects versions from 10.0 before 18.7.6, 18.8 before 18.8.6, and 18.9 before 18.9.2. It allows an unauthenticated user to cause a denial of service by sending specially crafted requests to repository archive endpoints under certain conditions.

Impact Analysis

The impact of this vulnerability is a denial of service (DoS) condition. An attacker who is not authenticated can exploit this issue to disrupt the availability of the GitLab service by targeting repository archive endpoints, potentially causing service interruptions.

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Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, you should upgrade GitLab CE/EE to a fixed version. Specifically, update to version 18.7.6 or later if you are using the 18.7 series, 18.8.6 or later if using the 18.8 series, or 18.9.2 or later if using the 18.9 series. This will prevent unauthenticated users from causing a denial of service via specially crafted requests to repository archive endpoints.

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