Vulnerability · Published Mar 11, 2026 · Assigned by GitLab
CVE-2026-1663Missing Authorization in GitLab
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity missing 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 0.3% (higher than 19% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 81.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 14.4 before 18.7.6, 18.8 before 18.8.6, and 18.9 before 18.9.2 that could have allowed an authenticated user with group import permissions to create labels in private projects due to improper authorization validation in the group import process under certain circumstances.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
References
- HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #3485548 technical-description, exploit, permissions-required
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/588207
- https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/03/11/patch-release-gitlab-18-9-2-released/