Insufficient Scope Validation Vulnerability in GitLab EE Product
CVE-2026-79708

8.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Gitlab
Status
Gitlab
Vendor
CVE Published:
16 September 2026

What is CVE-2026-79708?

An issue has been identified in GitLab EE where authenticated users with developer permissions could potentially exploit insufficient scope validation. This vulnerability allows such users to execute policy test pipelines within their projects and gain access to protected CI/CD variables that are normally restricted to higher-privileged roles. This could lead to unauthorized manipulation and exposure of sensitive information within the development environment. GitLab has addressed this issue in versions 19.1.8, 19.2.6, and 19.3.2. For more information, refer to their patch release notes and Bug Bounty report.

Affected Version(s)

GitLab 19.0 < 19.1.8

GitLab 19.2 < 19.2.6

GitLab 19.3 < 19.3.2

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/622477
https://hackerone.com/reports/3873243
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https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gi...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
High
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

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