CVE-2025-14513
High
Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.11 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 condition due to improper input validation when processing specially crafted JSON payloads in the protected branches API.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
Product
Gitlab
PublishedMar 11, 2026
First seenMar 11, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-1284CWE-1284
How to fix
Update
- gitlab gitlab18.7.6, 18.8.6, 18.9.2 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| gitlab gitlab | 16.11.0 ≤ v < 18.7.6, 18.8.0 ≤ v < 18.8.6, 18.9.0 ≤ v < 18.9.2 | 18.7.6, 18.8.6, 18.9.2 |
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