CVE-2026-16794
mediumpriority · track · 0OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.003 · 23 %ileDEUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-22
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (13)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-3315GitLab: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-09-10csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in GitLab ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, erweiterte Berechtigungen zu erlangen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, sensible Informationen oder Anmeldedaten offenzulegen, Daten zu manipulieren, Cross-Site-Scripting-Angriffe durchzuführen oder Denial-of-Service-Zustände zu verursachen.
- BIT-gitlab-2026-16794Missing Authorization in GitLab2026-09-25vendor · osvUS
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.
sources
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references (3) nvd
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-3-2-released/Release NotesVendor Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/606750Broken Link
- https://hackerone.com/reports/3785754Permissions Required
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