Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-4916 · published 8 April 2026
CVE-2026-4916: Gitlab missing authorization vulnerability
Gitlab · Gitlab
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.2 before 18.8.9, 18.9 before 18.9.5, and 18.10 before 18.10.3 that could have allowed an authenticated user with custom role permissions to demote or remove higher-privileged group members due to improper authorization checks on member management operations.
Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.2 before 18.8.9, 18.9 before 18.9.5, and 18.10 before 18.10.3 that could have allowed an authenticated user with custom role permissions to demote or remove higher-privileged group members due to improper authorization checks on member management operations.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/04/08/patch-release-gitlab-18-10-3-released/ | Release NotesVendor Advisory |
| https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/565414 | Broken Link |
| https://hackerone.com/reports/3301240 | Permissions Required |
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Related vulnerabilities
Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-4916), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-30). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.