CVE-2026-16301
8.5HighPublished 13 Oct 2026 · NVD status: Analyzed
8.5High
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Impact
- High impact on integrity
- Weakness
- CWE-863
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CVSS v3.1 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N
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NVD description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.7 before 19.2.8, 19.3 before 19.3.5, and 19.4 before 19.4.2 that, under certain conditions, could have allowed an authenticated user with Developer role to execute CI/CD pipelines on protected branches without authorization due to improper authorization checks in the downstream pipeline creation service.
References
- https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-4-2-released/Release NotesVendor Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/606501Issue Tracking
- https://hackerone.com/reports/3853866Permissions Required