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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-16794 · published 16 September 2026

CVE-2026-16794: Gitlab missing authorization vulnerability

Gitlab · Gitlab

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.11 before 19.1.8, 19.2 before 19.2.6, and 19.3 before 19.3.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with the Security Manager role to execute arbitrary CI/CD jobs and access protected variables within group projects due to improper authorization controls on compliance framework management.

4.3 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.26% · top 84.2% CWE-862 · Missing authorization
4.3CVSS 3.1 base score
0.26%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
3References
28 Sep 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.11 before 19.1.8, 19.2 before 19.2.6, and 19.3 before 19.3.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with the Security Manager role to execute arbitrary CI/CD jobs and access protected variables within group projects due to improper authorization controls on compliance framework management.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-3-2-released/ Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/606750 Broken Link
https://hackerone.com/reports/3785754 Permissions Required

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-16794), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.