High severity · published Aug 12, 2026
CVE-2026-16494
Missing Authorization in GitLab
7.1
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 19.1 before 19.1.4 and 19.2 before 19.2.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user to modify project settings restricted to higher-privileged roles, due to missing authorization checks on a project update endpoint.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 37% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GI
GitLab · GitLab
19.1 before 19.1.4; 19.2 before 19.2.2 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16494
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-16494
Release Notes
https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-2-2-released/
Broken Link
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/606580
Permissions Required
https://hackerone.com/reports/3775445
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