Incorrect Authorization in GitLab
CVE-2026-6277

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Gitlab
Status
Gitlab
Vendor
CVE Published:
11 June 2026

What is CVE-2026-6277?

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 13.9 before 18.10.8, 18.11 before 18.11.5, and 19.0 before 19.0.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with Security Manager-role permissions to manage project security configuration even when the relevant feature was in a disabled state, due to incorrect authorization enforcement.

Affected Version(s)

GitLab 13.9 < 18.10.8

GitLab 18.11 < 18.11.5

GitLab 19.0 < 19.0.2

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/596656
https://hackerone.com/reports/3662615
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https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/06/10/patch-releas...

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

Thanks [mateuszek](https://hackerone.com/mateuszek) for reporting this vulnerability through our HackerOne bug bounty program
.