Vulnerability · Published Aug 26, 2026 · Assigned by GitLab
CVE-2026-7487Access Control Check Implemented After Asset is Accessed in GitLab
Low 3.5
In plain English
A low-severity security flaw 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 0.3% (higher than 25% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.5Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 75.4% 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 13.1 before 19.1.7, 19.2 before 19.2.5, and 19.3 before 19.3.1 that, under certain conditions, an authenticated user with reporter-role permissions who authored a merge request could have reset merge request approval rules due to improper authorization checks.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-1280 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
References
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/598657
- HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #3669140 technical-description, exploit, permissions-required
- https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-3-1-released/