CVE-2026-6821

MEDIUM 4.3 ALL-YEARS

Published 2026-08-12 · Last modified 2026-08-13 · GitLab · NVD: Analyzed

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 12.0 before 19.0.6, 19.1 before 19.1.4, and 19.2 before 19.2.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user to bypass IP-based access restrictions and read limited merge request information from a private project due to missing authorization checks in a merge requests API endpoint.

LIMITED SIGNALS

No known exploitation, public exploit, or elevated probability at this time. Track for changes.

Exploitation likelihood

0.4%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 29th percentile

○ In CISA KEV○ Catalogued PoC◆ SSVC: exploitation none, automatable no

Impact if exploited

4.3CVSS 3.1 · MEDIUM · CNA

ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityNone
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: 2026-10-26T04:59:11.116Z

Affected

Vendors Gitlab

Products Gitlab

Weakness (CWE)

CWE-862: : Missing Authorization

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

References and research data (JSON)

Known Affected Software Configurations

Vendor	Product	Version range
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 12.0.0 and < 19.0.6
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 19.1.0 and < 19.1.4
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 19.2.0 and < 19.2.2

All CVSS metrics

MEDIUM 4.3 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
MEDIUM 4.3 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

References

Exploit-tagged references (not proof of a PoC)

https://hackerone.com/reports/3674254 technical-descriptionexploitpermissions-requiredPermissions RequiredCVE record · GitLab · Updated 2026-08-12T19:05:06.419Z
NVD · CVE-2026-6821 · Updated 2026-08-19T16:43:17.313

Advisories

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-57440 ADVISORYEUVD · EUVD-2026-57440

Technical & other

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/597702 Broken LinkCVE record · GitLab · Updated 2026-08-12T19:05:06.419Z
NVD · CVE-2026-6821 · Updated 2026-08-19T16:43:17.313
https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-2-2-released/ Release NotesCVE record · GitLab · Updated 2026-08-12T19:05:06.419Z
NVD · CVE-2026-6821 · Updated 2026-08-19T16:43:17.313

Sources: NVD · CVE.org · All sources and attribution · EPSS