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CVE-2026-16275

CVE-2026-16275MEDIUM

GitLab GitLab — Incorrect Authorization in GitLab

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   N  U  L  N  N    5.3   .0026   16.9     —

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  GitLab   17.4 –    —

TIMELINE
  Jul 20  Reserved by GitLab
  Oct 13  Published (CNA: GitLab)
  Oct 14  EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-16275 (GitLab). Public exploit reference added.

CWE-863 · CNA: GitLab · CVSS v3.1 · 3 references · NVD status: Analyzed

Description

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.4 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 unauthenticated user to read confidential notes on public projects due to incorrect authorization checks.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
July 20, 2026	Reserved	Reserved by GitLab
October 13, 2026	Published	Published (CNA: GitLab)
October 14, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-16275 (GitLab). Public exploit reference added.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
GitLab	GitLab	—	17.4	—

Weaknesses

CWE-863

References (3)

https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-4-2-released/ [Release Notes, Vendor Advisory]
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/606490 [Issue Tracking]
https://hackerone.com/reports/3815259 [Permissions Required]

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-16275 at cve.org

Vendors: gitlab

Weaknesses: CWE-863

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