CVE-2026-16494

EUVD-2026-57436
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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
7.1 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 34.24%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
gitlabgitlab
19.1.0 ≤
𝑥
< 19.1.4
gitlabgitlab
19.2.0 ≤
𝑥
< 19.2.2
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-2-2-released/
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/606580
https://hackerone.com/reports/3775445