GitLabCVE-2026-79708
GitLab: improper authorization
High8.5CVE-2026-79708 · Published Sep 16, 2026
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 19.0 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 developer permissions to execute a policy test pipeline on projects within their group and access protected CI/CD variables restricted to higher-privileged roles, due to insufficient scope validation.
Affected versions
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| GitLab Product | >= 19.0, < 19.1.8 | 19.1.8 |
| >= 19.2, < 19.2.6 | 19.2.6 | |
| >= 19.3, < 19.3.2 | 19.3.2 |
Details and references
- CVSS 3.1
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N
- Severity from
- the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)
- Weakness
- CWE-863
More GitLab advisories
All GitLab| Date | Advisory | Severity | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | GitLab: improper access control | Medium4.4 | 19.1.8+2 more |
| Sep 16 | GitLab: cross-site scripting | High8.2 | 19.1.8+2 more |
| Sep 16 | GitLab: improper authorization | Medium4.3 | 19.1.8+2 more |
| Sep 16 | GitLab: missing authorization | Medium4.3 | 19.1.8+2 more |
| Sep 16 | GitLab: cross-site scripting | Medium4.7 | 19.1.8+2 more |
| Sep 16 | GitLab: denial of service | High7.5 | 19.1.8+2 more |