CVE-2026-13113 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition in GitLab
An authenticated user can bypass approval requirements to merge code into protected branches due to a race condition in GitLab.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-13113?
CVE-2026-13113 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 29 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 17.0 before 19.0.5, 19.1 before 19.1.3, and 19.2 before 19.2.1 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user to merge code into a protected branch without the required approvals due to a race condition in approval rule processing.
Weakness: CWE-367
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-13113?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including gitlab. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
gitlab Bitnami | From 17.0.0 | 19.0.5, 19.1.3, 19.2.1 |
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2026-13113?
Upgrade gitlab to a fixed version for your release line: 19.0.5, 19.1.3 or 19.2.1.
Is CVE-2026-13113 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-13113 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Gitlab Gitlab
- CVE-2026-97229 GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Integer Overflow or Wraparound
- CVE-2026-85706 GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Path Traversal
- CVE-2023-7028 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Improper Access Control
- CVE-2021-22205 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2021-39935 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Sources
Also known as BIT-gitlab-2026-13113, GHSA-629v-rwjx-m485, MINI-3g4g-hw6j-46vm, MINI-p7px-2q97-r633.