Improper Privilege Assignment in GitLab EE Affects Multiple Versions
CVE-2026-104661

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Gitlab
Status
Gitlab
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 October 2026

What is CVE-2026-104661?

A significant vulnerability was identified in GitLab EE that could allow an authenticated user with custom role permissions related to compliance framework administration to improperly configure and execute a specially crafted compliance pipeline across group projects. This vulnerability arises from an inadequate privilege assignment mechanism that failed to enforce appropriate access control. Users holding the right roles could exploit this flaw, leading to potential unauthorized modifications and execution of compliance workflows, affecting project integrity.

Affected Version(s)

GitLab 17.0 < 19.2.8

GitLab 19.3 < 19.3.5

GitLab 19.4 < 19.4.2

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/621386
https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gi...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

This vulnerability has been discovered internally by a GitLab team member.
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