CVE-2026-16794
MEDIUM 4.3GitLab 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.
No known exploitation, public exploit, or elevated probability at this time. Track for changes.
Exploitation likelihood
0.4%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 33rd percentile
Impact if exploited
4.3CVSS 3.1 · MEDIUM
- ConfidentialityNone
- IntegrityLow
- AvailabilityNone
What an attacker needs
- ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
- ⚠Privileges: Requires a low-privilege account
- ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept
No public PoC is currently catalogued.
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Data snapshot:
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-862: : Missing Authorization
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
References and research data (JSON)
Known Affected Software Configurations
| Vendor | Product | Version range |
|---|---|---|
| Gitlab | Gitlab | ≥ 18.11.0 and < 19.1.8 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | ≥ 19.2.0 and < 19.2.6 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | ≥ 19.3.0 and < 19.3.2 |
All CVSS metrics
- MEDIUM 4.3 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - MEDIUM 4.3 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
References
Exploit-tagged references (not proof of a PoC)
- https://hackerone.com/reports/3785754 CVE record · GitLab · Updated 2026-09-16T06:33:50.822Z
NVD · CVE-2026-16794 · Updated 2026-09-28T15:21:11.253
Advisories
- https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-3-2-released/ CVE record · GitLab · Updated 2026-09-16T06:33:50.822Z
NVD · CVE-2026-16794 · Updated 2026-09-28T15:21:11.253 - https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-80118 EUVD · EUVD-2026-80118
Technical & other
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/606750 CVE record · GitLab · Updated 2026-09-16T06:33:50.822Z
NVD · CVE-2026-16794 · Updated 2026-09-28T15:21:11.253