Medium severity · published Oct 13, 2026
CVE-2026-85529
Incorrect Authorization in GitLab
5.3
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 13% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GI
GitLab · GitLab
19.2 before 19.2.8; 19.3 before 19.3.5; 19.4 before 19.4.2 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85529
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-85529
gitlab.com
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/627709
technical-description
https://hackerone.com/reports/3975416
docs.gitlab.com
https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-4-2-released/
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