Advisoriesby IbisGitLabCVE-2026-16494
GitLab: missing authorization
Fix: upgrade to 19.1.4 or later (2 fixed versions below)
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.
Affected versions
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| GitLab Product | >= 19.1, < 19.1.4 | 19.1.4 |
| >= 19.2, < 19.2.2 | 19.2.2 |
Details and references
- CVSS 3.1
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
- Severity from
- the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)
- Weakness
- CWE-862