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TI-2026-71512 Aliases CVE-2026-103549GHSA-mqc6-5cm6-j5mh

GitLab maintainers can remove protected package metadata

Priority LOW 13CWE-863Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

GitLab CE/EE from 17.6 before 19.2.8, from 19.3 before 19.3.5, and from 19.4 before 19.4.2 is affected. Improper authorization checks let an authenticated user with maintainer-role permissions remove certain package registry metadata that package protection rules restrict to higher roles. The flaw is classified as CWE-863. Exploiting it requires high privileges and only works under certain conditions, and it can affect integrity only.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-27

Description from the CNA

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.6 before 19.2.8, 19.3 before 19.3.5, and 19.4 before 19.4.2 that, under certain conditions, could have allowed an authenticated user with maintainer-role permissions to remove certain package registry metadata that package protection rules restrict to higher roles, due to improper authorization checks.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00234 14th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed GitLab (GitLab): 19.2.8, 19.3.5, 19.4.2

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
GitLabGitLab17.6 to before 19.2.8; 19.3 to before 19.3.5; 19.4 to before 19.4.219.2.8, 19.3.5, 19.4.2Patch availableCNA
  • GitLab VendorGitLab Affected 17.6 to before 19.2.8; 19.3 to before 19.3.5; 19.4 to before 19.4.2 Fixed in 19.2.8, 19.3.5, 19.4.2 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 6

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*17.6.0 to before 19.2.8VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*17.6.0 to before 19.2.8VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*19.3.0 to before 19.3.5VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*19.3.0 to before 19.3.5VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*19.4.0 to before 19.4.2VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*19.4.0 to before 19.4.2VulnerableGitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions 17.6.0 to before 19.2.8 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 17.6.0 to before 19.2.8 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions 19.3.0 to before 19.3.5 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 19.3.0 to before 19.3.5 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions 19.4.0 to before 19.4.2 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 19.4.0 to before 19.4.2 Vulnerable ·GitLab

Remediation

GitLab CE/EE is fixed in versions 19.2.8, 19.3.5, and 19.4.2.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-27

  • Fix · CNA GitLab (GitLab) Fixed in 19.2.8, 19.3.5, 19.4.2

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    GitLab 19.2.8, 19.3.5, 19.4.2

    23 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 1 CRITICAL, 1 MEDIUM, 21 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-71508 Integer overflow in GitLab allows code execution on the serverPriority CRITICAL 100
    • TI-2026-71506 Cross-site scripting in GitLab syntax-highlighted outputPriority MEDIUM 40
    • TI-2026-71475 Permissive regular expression in GitLab lets attackers poison cached filesPriority LOW 38
    Show all 23 records →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-13 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-103549
  2. 2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-mqc6-5cm6-j5mh
  3. 2026-10-15 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • 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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