Missing Authorization in GitLab
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 15.11 before 19.2.7, 19.3 before 19.3.3, and 19.4 before 19.4.1 that under certain conditions could have allowed an unauthenticated user to read CI/CD job trace contents containing sensitive variable values due to improper authorization enforcement in the GraphQL API.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GitLab | GitLab | 15.11 to before 19.2.7; 19.3 to before 19.3.3; 19.4 to before 19.4.1 | 19.2.7, 19.3.3, 19.4.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- GitLab VendorGitLab Affected 15.11 to before 19.2.7; 19.3 to before 19.3.3; 19.4 to before 19.4.1 Fixed in 19.2.7, 19.3.3, 19.4.1 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* | 15.11.0 to before 19.2.7 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 15.11.0 to before 19.2.7 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* | 19.3.0 to before 19.3.3 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 19.3.0 to before 19.3.3 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:19.4.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:* | 19.4.0 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:19.4.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 19.4.0 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions 15.11.0 to before 19.2.7 Vulnerable ·GitLab
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 15.11.0 to before 19.2.7 Vulnerable ·GitLab
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions 19.3.0 to before 19.3.3 Vulnerable ·GitLab
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 19.3.0 to before 19.3.3 Vulnerable ·GitLab
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:19.4.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions 19.4.0 Vulnerable ·GitLab
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:19.4.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 19.4.0 Vulnerable ·GitLab
Remediation
- Fix · CNA GitLab (GitLab) Fixed in 19.2.7, 19.3.3, 19.4.1
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
GitLab 19.2.7, 19.3.3, 19.4.1
4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-58246 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLabPriority MEDIUM 40
- TI-2026-09046 Incorrect Authorization in GitLabPriority LOW 19
- TI-2026-07854 Missing Authorization in GitLabPriority LOW 19
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-4523
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-75vf-vmx4-frc7
References
More Gitlab vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-71508 Integer overflow in GitLab allows code execution on the server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-58817 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2023-06425 Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2021-05191 Code injection in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2021-05161 Server-side request forgery in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-02763 Injection in GitLab CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
Sources
- CVE-2026-4523 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-4523 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-75vf-vmx4-frc7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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