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high 7.1

CVE-2026-16494 json

Missing Authorization in GitLab

published 2mo ago modified 2mo ago also BIT-gitlab-2026-16494 , EUVD-2026-57436

cvss
7.1
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 37%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 19.1 before 19.1.4 and 19.2 before 19.2.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user to modify project settings restricted to higher-privileged roles, due to missing authorization checks on a project update endpoint.

Patch / fix

  • bitnami gitlab 19.1.4, 19.2.2
  • GitLab GitLab 19.1.4, 19.2.2

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • hackerone.com https://hackerone.com/reports/3775445 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
OSV 3.1 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
bitnami gitlab
>=19.1.0, <19.1.4
>=19.2.0, <19.2.2
19.1.4
19.2.2

Affected products

  • GitLab GitLab

Classification

Weakness
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.