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CVE-2026-85529
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 .0022 11.8 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
GitLab 19.2 – —
TIMELINE
Sep 4 Reserved by GitLab
Oct 13 Published (CNA: GitLab)
Oct 14 EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-85529 (GitLab). Public exploit reference added.
Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 19.2 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 internal notes and confidential system notes on public projects due to improper authorization in the GraphQL API.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| September 4, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by GitLab |
| October 13, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: GitLab) |
| October 14, 2026 | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-85529 (GitLab). Public exploit reference added. |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 1 row
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| GitLab | GitLab | — | 19.2 | — |
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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2026-85529 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.