Vulnerability · Published Sep 29, 2026 · Assigned by GitLab
CVE-2026-10518Incorrect Authorization in GitLab
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity incorrect authorization in GitLab from GitLab. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 13% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 86.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 17.9 before 19.2.7, 19.3 before 19.3.3, and 19.4 before 19.4.1 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with guest-level permissions to read private security policy content they were not authorized to access due to improper authorization enforcement.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-863 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
References
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/601723
- HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #3686230 technical-description, exploit, permissions-required
- https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-4-1-released/