CVE-2026-5377
Received Received - Intake
Improper Access Control in GitLab Issues Disclosure

Publication date: 2026-04-22

Last updated on: 2026-04-23

Assigner: GitLab Inc.

Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.11 before 18.11.1 that could have allowed an authenticated user to access titles of confidential or private issues in public projects due to improper access control in the issue description rendering process.
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Published
2026-04-22
Last Modified
2026-04-23
Generated
2026-06-16
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2026-04-22
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2026-5377
EUVD
EUVD-2026-25044
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gitlab gitlab 18.11.0
gitlab gitlab 18.11.0
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CWE ID Description
CWE-863 The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check.
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Impact Analysis

The vulnerability could lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information by exposing titles of confidential or private issues to users who should not have access to them. This may result in information leakage within public projects.

Executive Summary

This vulnerability in GitLab CE/EE versions from 18.11 before 18.11.1 allows an authenticated user to access the titles of confidential or private issues in public projects. This happens because of improper access control during the rendering process of issue descriptions.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability could allow an authenticated user to access titles of confidential or private issues in public projects due to improper access control. Such unauthorized access to confidential information may lead to non-compliance with data protection regulations like GDPR or HIPAA, which require strict controls over access to sensitive data.

However, the CVE description does not explicitly mention compliance impacts or regulatory considerations.

Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, you should upgrade GitLab CE/EE to version 18.11.1 or later, as the issue has been remediated starting from that version.

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