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TI-2026-05984 Aliases CVE-2026-6821GHSA-9gxq-p669-5c5h

Missing Authorization in GitLab

Priority LOW 20CWE-862Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
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 EE affecting all versions from 12.0 before 19.0.6, 19.1 before 19.1.4, and 19.2 before 19.2.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user to bypass IP-based access restrictions and read limited merge request information from a private project due to missing authorization checks in a merge requests API endpoint.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00359 29th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed GitLab (GitLab): 19.0.6, 19.1.4, 19.2.2

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
GitLabGitLab12.0 to before 19.0.6; 19.1 to before 19.1.4; 19.2 to before 19.2.219.0.6, 19.1.4, 19.2.2Patch availableCNA
  • GitLab VendorGitLab Affected 12.0 to before 19.0.6; 19.1 to before 19.1.4; 19.2 to before 19.2.2 Fixed in 19.0.6, 19.1.4, 19.2.2 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*12.0.0 to before 19.0.6; 19.1.0 to before 19.1.4; 19.2.0 to before 19.2.2VulnerableGitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 12.0.0 to before 19.0.6; 19.1.0 to before 19.1.4; 19.2.0 to before 19.2.2 Vulnerable ·GitLab

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA GitLab (GitLab) Fixed in 19.0.6, 19.1.4, 19.2.2

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    GitLab 19.0.6, 19.1.4, 19.2.2

    9 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 4 MEDIUM, 5 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-04253 Missing Authorization in GitLabPriority MEDIUM 53
    • TI-2025-08692 Incorrect Privilege Assignment in GitLabPriority MEDIUM 49
    • TI-2026-12814 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLabPriority MEDIUM 40
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-6821
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9gxq-p669-5c5h

References

Exploit 1

Other 2

  • 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
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Sources

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