November 2, 2026

CVE Watchtower

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CVE-2026-16301NVD

Vulnerability Summary

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.7 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 authenticated user with Developer role to execute CI/CD pipelines on protected branches without authorization due to improper authorization checks in the downstream pipeline creation service.
Severity Level
HIGH(8.5)
Published Date
Oct 13, 2026
Last Modified
Oct 14, 2026
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation yet
EPSS Score (30-Day)
0.34%Probability
Root Weakness (CWE)
CWE-863: Unknown/Unlisted Weakness ↗
Refer to the official MITRE database for detailed architectural specifications regarding this weakness.
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 8.5 (HIGH)
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeChanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityNone

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions
  • Gitlab Gitlab >= 18.7.0 and < 19.2.8
  • Gitlab Gitlab >= 19.3.0 and < 19.3.5
  • Gitlab Gitlab >= 19.4.0 and < 19.4.2
Patched Versions
  • Gitlab Gitlab 19.2.8
  • Gitlab Gitlab 19.3.5
  • Gitlab Gitlab 19.4.2
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