CVE-2026-16494Missing Authorization in GitLab
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GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 19.1 before 19.1.4 and 19.2 before 19.2.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user to modify project settings restricted to higher-privileged roles, due to missing authorization checks on a project update endpoint.
- CVSS
- 7.1 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-862
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- GitLab
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Aug 13, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
GitLab GitLab gitlab:gitlab | from 19.1 before 19.1.4; from 19.2 before 19.2.2 | CNA record |
gitlab gitlab gitlab:gitlab | from 19.1.0 before 19.1.4; from 19.2.0 before 19.2.2 | NVD |
References
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/606580broken-link
- https://hackerone.com/reports/3775445technical-description, exploit, permissions-required
- https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-2-2-released/release-notes
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