CVE-2026-16301

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.
Configurations

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History

14 Oct 2026, 14:08

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time Gitlab
Gitlab gitlab
References () https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-4-2-released/ - () https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-4-2-released/ - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/606501 - () https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/606501 - Issue Tracking
References () https://hackerone.com/reports/3853866 - () https://hackerone.com/reports/3853866 - Permissions Required
CPE cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*

13 Oct 2026, 02:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-13 02:16

Updated : 2026-10-14 20:17


NVD link : CVE-2026-16301

Mitre link : CVE-2026-16301

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-16301


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Products Affected

gitlab

  • gitlab
CWE
CWE-863

Incorrect Authorization