CVE-2026-16794

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.11 before 19.1.8, 19.2 before 19.2.6, and 19.3 before 19.3.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with the Security Manager role to execute arbitrary CI/CD jobs and access protected variables within group projects due to improper authorization controls on compliance framework management.

CVSS v3 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-3-2-released/	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/606750	Broken Link
https://hackerone.com/reports/3785754	Permissions Required

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::enterprise:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::enterprise:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::enterprise:::*

History

28 Sep 2026, 15:21

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::enterprise:::*
First Time		Gitlab Gitlab gitlab
References	~~() https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-3-2-released/ -~~	() https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-3-2-released/ - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/606750 -~~	() https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/606750 - Broken Link
References	~~() https://hackerone.com/reports/3785754 -~~	() https://hackerone.com/reports/3785754 - Permissions Required

Information

Published : 2026-09-16 07:16

Updated : 2026-09-28 15:21

NVD link : CVE-2026-16794

Mitre link : CVE-2026-16794

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-16794

JSON object : View

Products Affected

gitlab

gitlab

CWE

CWE-862

Missing Authorization

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