CVE-2026-16301Incorrect Authorization in GitLab
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EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.22%, higher than 11% of scored CVEs.
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GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.7 before 19.2.8, 19.3 before 19.3.5, and 19.4 before 19.4.2 that, under certain conditions, could have allowed an authenticated user with Developer role to execute CI/CD pipelines on protected branches without authorization due to improper authorization checks in the downstream pipeline creation service.
- CVSS
- 8.5 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-863
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 0.22% (percentile 11)
- Assigned by
- GitLab
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 14, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 13, 2026
Affected products
GitLab GitLab gitlab:gitlab | from 18.7 before 19.2.8; from 19.3 before 19.3.5; from 19.4 before 19.4.2 | CNA record |
gitlab gitlab gitlab:gitlab | from 18.7.0 before 19.2.8; from 18.7.0 before 19.2.8; from 19.3.0 before 19.3.5; from 19.3.0 before 19.3.5; from 19.4.0 before 19.4.2; from 19.4.0 before 19.4.2 | NVD |
References
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/606501issue-tracking
- https://hackerone.com/reports/3853866technical-description, exploit, permissions-required
- https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-4-2-released/release-notes, vendor-advisory
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