CVE-2026-86341
MEDIUM 4.4GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 17.1 before 19.1.8, 19.2 before 19.2.6, and 19.3 before 19.3.2 that, under certain conditions, an authenticated user with Owner or Maintainer permissions could have silently disabled protected environment deployment approval requirements, allowing unapproved deployments to reach production, due to improper access control checks performed after the protected resource was modified.
No known exploitation, public exploit, or elevated probability at this time. Track for changes.
Exploitation likelihood
0.4%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 30th percentile
Impact if exploited
4.4CVSS 3.1 · MEDIUM
- ConfidentialityNone
- IntegrityHigh
- AvailabilityNone
What an attacker needs
- ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
- ⚠Privileges: Requires an admin / high-privilege account
- ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
- ⚠Complexity: Needs a race window or specific setup
✓ 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-1280: : Access Control Check Implemented After Asset is Accessed
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
References and research data (JSON)
Known Affected Software Configurations
| Vendor | Product | Version range |
|---|---|---|
| Gitlab | Gitlab | ≥ 17.1.0 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 4.4 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - MEDIUM 4.4 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
References
Advisories
- https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-3-2-released/ CVE record · GitLab · Updated 2026-09-16T07:55:46.338Z
NVD · CVE-2026-86341 · Updated 2026-09-28T19:04:45.380 - https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-80249 EUVD · EUVD-2026-80249
Technical & other
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/600088 CVE record · GitLab · Updated 2026-09-16T07:55:46.338Z
NVD · CVE-2026-86341 · Updated 2026-09-28T19:04:45.380