CVE-2026-16794
Received
Received - Intake
Authentication Bypass in GitLab EE CI/CD
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-16794, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-09-16
Last updated on: 2026-09-16
Assigner: GitLab Inc.
Description
Description
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.
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Meta Information
Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| gitlab | gitlab_ee | From 18.11 (inc) to 19.1.8 (exc) |
| gitlab | gitlab_ee | From 19.2.0 (inc) to 19.2.6 (exc) |
| gitlab | gitlab_ee | From 19.3.0 (inc) to 19.3.2 (exc) |
Helpful Resources
Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-862 | The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. |
