---
id: CVE-2025-13978
title: >-
  GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from
  17.5 before 18.4.6, 18.5 before 18.5.4, and 18.6 before 18.6.2 that could have
  allowed an authenticated user to discover the names of private projects they
  do not…
summary: >-
  GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from
  17.5 before 18.4.6, 18.5 before 18.5.4, and 18.6 before 18.6.2 that could have
  allowed an authenticated user to discover the names of private projects they
  do not…
severity: medium
cvss: 4.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-209
vendor: gitlab
product: gitlab
affected:
  - 'gitlab >= 17.5.0, < 18.4.6'
  - 'gitlab >= 18.5.0, < 18.5.4'
  - 'gitlab >= 18.6.0, < 18.6.2'
patched:
  - gitlab 18.6.2
published: '2025-12-11'
updated: '2026-10-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-14T21:10:00.183'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-13978'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2025/12/10/patch-release-gitlab-18-6-2-released/
    label: cve@gitlab.com
  - url: 'https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/566960'
    label: cve@gitlab.com
  - url: 'https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/566960'
    label: cve@gitlab.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00302
epssPercentile: 0.21325
ingestedAt: '2026-10-14T21:57:04.795Z'
---

## Overview

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.5 before 18.4.6, 18.5 before 18.5.4, and 18.6 before 18.6.2 that could have allowed an authenticated user to discover the names of private projects they do not have access through API requests.

## Affected

- `gitlab >= 17.5.0, < 18.4.6`
- `gitlab >= 18.5.0, < 18.5.4`
- `gitlab >= 18.6.0, < 18.6.2`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `gitlab 18.6.2`