GitLab Patch Release: 18.7.1, 18.6.3, 18.5.5

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  "url": "https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-18-7-1-released/",
  "method": "llm",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "patch",
    "title": "GitLab Patch Release: 18.7.1, 18.6.3, 18.5.5",
    "summary": "GitLab released security fixes for CE and EE in versions 18.7.1, 18.6.3, and 18.5.5. Self-managed installations running affected versions are strongly recommended to upgrade. The release also updates Libpng to 1.6.51.",
    "evidence": "On January 7, 2026, we released versions 18.7.1, 18.6.3, 18.5.5 for GitLab Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE). These versions contain important bug and security fixes",
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          "evidence": "GitLab CE/EE: all versions from 18.2.2 before 18.5.5, 18.6 before 18.6.3, and 18.7 before 18.7.1"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
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          {
            "value": "18.5.5",
            "evidence": "On January 7, 2026, we released versions 18.7.1, 18.6.3, 18.5.5 for GitLab Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE)."
          },
          {
            "value": "18.6.3",
            "evidence": "On January 7, 2026, we released versions 18.7.1, 18.6.3, 18.5.5 for GitLab Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE)."
          },
          {
            "value": "18.7.1",
            "evidence": "On January 7, 2026, we released versions 18.7.1, 18.6.3, 18.5.5 for GitLab Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE)."
          }
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          }
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      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "GitLab EE",
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        },
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            "value": "18.5.5",
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          },
          {
            "value": "18.6.3",
            "evidence": "On January 7, 2026, we released versions 18.7.1, 18.6.3, 18.5.5 for GitLab Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE)."
          },
          {
            "value": "18.7.1",
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          }
        ],
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            "value": "all versions from 18.4 before 18.5.5, 18.6 before 18.6.3, and 18.7 before 18.7.1",
            "evidence": "GitLab EE: all versions from 18.4 before 18.5.5, 18.6 before 18.6.3, and 18.7 before 18.7.1"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "Libpng",
          "evidence": "Libpng has been updated to version 1.6.51, which contains fixes for security vulnerabilities including CVE-2025-65018 and CVE-2025-64720."
        },
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          }
        ],
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    "severity": "unknown",
    "fixed_cves": [
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        "cve": "CVE-2025-65018",
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      },
      {
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      }
    ],
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2025-9222",
        "evidence": "CVE-2025-9222 - Stored Cross-site Scripting issue in GitLab Flavored Markdown placeholders impacts GitLab CE/EE"
      },
      {
        "value": "CVE-2025-13761",
        "evidence": "CVE-2025-13761 - Cross-site Scripting issue in Web IDE impacts GitLab CE/EE"
      },
      {
        "value": "CVE-2025-13772",
        "evidence": "CVE-2025-13772 - Missing Authorization issue in Duo Workflows API impacts GitLab EE"
      },
      {
        "value": "CVE-2025-13781",
        "evidence": "CVE-2025-13781 - Missing Authorization issue in AI GraphQL mutation impacts GitLab EE"
      },
      {
        "value": "CVE-2025-10569",
        "evidence": "CVE-2025-10569 - Denial of Service issue in import functionality impacts GitLab CE/EE"
      },
      {
        "value": "CVE-2025-11246",
        "evidence": "CVE-2025-11246 - Insufficient Access Control Granularity issue in GraphQL runnerUpdate mutation impacts GitLab CE/EE"
      },
      {
        "value": "CVE-2025-3950",
        "evidence": "CVE-2025-3950 - Information Disclosure issue in Mermaid diagram rendering impacts GitLab CE/EE"
      },
      {
        "value": "CVE-2025-65018",
        "evidence": "Libpng has been updated to version 1.6.51, which contains fixes for security vulnerabilities including CVE-2025-65018 and CVE-2025-64720."
      },
      {
        "value": "CVE-2025-64720",
        "evidence": "Libpng has been updated to version 1.6.51, which contains fixes for security vulnerabilities including CVE-2025-65018 and CVE-2025-64720."
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "official-gitlab-security-releases",
  "document_id": 23769,
  "published_at": "2026-01-07T00:00:00+00:00"
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