September 27, 2026

CVE Watchtower

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CVE-2026-16494NVD

Vulnerability Summary

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.
Severity Level
HIGH(7.1)
Published Date
Aug 12, 2026
Last Modified
Aug 19, 2026
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation yet
EPSS Score (30-Day)
0.33%Probability
Root Weakness (CWE)
CWE-862: Missing Authorization ↗
The software does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 7.1 (HIGH)
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityLow

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions
  • Gitlab Gitlab >= 19.1.0 and < 19.1.4
  • Gitlab Gitlab >= 19.2.0 and < 19.2.2
Patched Versions
  • Gitlab Gitlab 19.1.4
  • Gitlab Gitlab 19.2.2
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