CVE-2026-6277
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Authenticated Security Manager Role Misconfiguration in GitLab EE

Publication date: 2026-06-11

Last updated on: 2026-06-11

Assigner: GitLab Inc.

Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 13.9 before 18.10.8, 18.11 before 18.11.5, and 19.0 before 19.0.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with Security Manager-role permissions to manage project security configuration even when the relevant feature was in a disabled state, due to incorrect authorization enforcement.

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Published
2026-06-11
Last Modified
2026-06-11
Generated
2026-07-01
AI Q&A
2026-06-11
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-30
NVD
CVE-2026-6277
EUVD
EUVD-2026-36230

Affected Vendors & Products

Showing 6 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
gitlab gitlab From 18.11.0 (inc) to 18.11.5 (exc)
gitlab gitlab From 19.0.0 (inc) to 19.0.2 (exc)
gitlab gitlab From 18.11.0 (inc) to 18.11.5 (exc)
gitlab gitlab From 19.0.0 (inc) to 19.0.2 (exc)
gitlab gitlab From 13.9.0 (inc) to 18.10.8 (exc)
gitlab gitlab From 13.9.0 (inc) to 18.10.8 (exc)

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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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To mitigate this vulnerability, you should upgrade GitLab EE to a fixed version. Specifically, update to version 18.10.8 or later if you are using the 18.10 series, 18.11.5 or later if using the 18.11 series, or 19.0.2 or later if using the 19.0 series.

This vulnerability affects versions from 13.9 before these fixed releases, so ensuring your GitLab EE instance is updated beyond these versions will prevent exploitation of the incorrect authorization enforcement.

Executive Summary

This vulnerability in GitLab EE affects versions from 13.9 before 18.10.8, 18.11 before 18.11.5, and 19.0 before 19.0.2. It allows an authenticated user with Security Manager-role permissions to manage project security configurations even when the relevant feature is disabled. This happens due to incorrect authorization enforcement under certain conditions.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability could allow a user with Security Manager-role permissions to change project security settings without proper authorization, potentially leading to unauthorized modifications of security configurations. This could weaken the security posture of projects managed in GitLab.

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