CVE-2026-92530
Received Received - Intake

Merge Request Authorship Spoofing in GitLab CE/EE

Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-92530, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.

Publication date: 2026-09-24

Last updated on: 2026-09-24

Assigner: GitLab Inc.

Description

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 19.1 before 19.2.7, 19.3 before 19.3.3, and 19.4 before 19.4.1 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user to spoof merge request authorship and attribute content to arbitrary existing users on the target instance due to improper reliance on ephemeral cache state during Direct Transfer imports.

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Published
2026-09-24
Last Modified
2026-09-24
Generated
2026-09-24
AI Q&A
2026-09-24
EPSS Evaluated
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Affected Vendors & Products

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Vendor Product Version / Range
gitlab gitlab_ce From 19.1 (inc) to 19.2.7 (exc)
gitlab gitlab_ee From 19.1 (inc) to 19.2.7 (exc)
gitlab gitlab_ce From 19.3 (inc) to 19.3.3 (exc)
gitlab gitlab_ee From 19.3 (inc) to 19.3.3 (exc)
gitlab gitlab_ce From 19.4 (inc) to 19.4.1 (exc)
gitlab gitlab_ee From 19.4 (inc) to 19.4.1 (exc)

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Exploitability

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CWE-348 The product has two different sources of the same data or information, but it uses the source that has less support for verification, is less trusted, or is less resistant to attack.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability in GitLab CE/EE allows an authenticated user to spoof the authorship of merge requests by attributing content to arbitrary existing users. This occurs due to improper reliance on ephemeral cache state during Direct Transfer imports in versions before 19.2.7, 19.3.3, and 19.4.1.

Detection Guidance

This vulnerability can be detected by checking the GitLab version installed on your system. If you are running GitLab CE/EE versions 19.1 before 19.2.7, 19.3 before 19.3.3, or 19.4 before 19.4.1, your system is vulnerable.

Impact Analysis

An attacker could manipulate merge request authorship to frame other users, potentially causing confusion, misattribution of work, or reputational damage. This could lead to disputes or incorrect accountability within the project.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability could potentially impact compliance with standards like GDPR and HIPAA by allowing unauthorized attribution of content to users, which may affect data integrity and accountability. The spoofing of merge request authorship could lead to false records, undermining audit trails required by these regulations.

Mitigation Strategies

Immediately upgrade GitLab to a patched version: 19.2.7 or later, 19.3.3 or later, or 19.4.1 or later, depending on your current version.

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