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GitLab EE CVE-2026-16794

| EUVDEUVD-2026-80118 MEDIUM
Missing Authorization (CWE-862)
2026-09-16 GitLab GHSA-cgh2-rmr4-c8fm
4.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: GitLab
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Vendor (GitLab) PRIMARY
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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5.4 MEDIUM

Network-reachable but requires a granted Security Manager role so PR:L; C:L reflects protected-variable access despite the vendor's C:N.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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CVSS VectorVendor: GitLab

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Patch available
Sep 16, 2026 - 07:01 EUVD
Analysis Generated
Sep 16, 2026 - 07:01 vuln.today
CVE Published
Sep 16, 2026 - 06:33 cve.org
MEDIUM 4.3

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

AnalysisAI

Improper authorization controls in GitLab Enterprise Edition's compliance framework management allow an authenticated user holding the Security Manager role to execute arbitrary CI/CD jobs and reach protected CI/CD variables inside group projects. Affected are GitLab EE 18.11 through 19.1.7, 19.2.x before 19.2.6, and 19.3.x before 19.3.2, with fixes published in 19.1.8, 19.2.6, and 19.3.2. …

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Exploitation Requires an authenticated GitLab EE account that has been granted the Security Manager role, and a group deployment where compliance framework management is in use (GitLab EE/Ultimate group-level feature). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N, 4.3) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity issue that nonetheless requires an authenticated account with a privileged, explicitly-granted role, which materially narrows the attacker pool. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation Apply the vendor patch by upgrading to GitLab EE 19.1.8, 19.2.6, or 19.3.2 (or later) as documented at https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-3-2-released/, and track the fix work item at https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/606750. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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