CVE-2026-16494

HIGH CVSS 3.1: 7.1 EPSS 0.33%
Updated Aug 19, 2026
GitLab
Parameter Value
CVSS 7.1 (HIGH)
Affected Versions 19.1.0 — 19.2.2
Fixed In 19.1.4
Type CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)
Vendor GitLab
Public PoC No

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 19.1 before 19.1.4 and 19.2 before 19.2.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user to modify project settings restricted to higher-privileged roles, due to missing authorization checks on a project update endpoint.

Attack Parameters

Attack Vector
Network
Can be exploited remotely
Attack Complexity
Low
Easy to exploit
Privileges Required
Low
Basic privileges needed
User Interaction
None
No user interaction needed

Impact Assessment

Confidentiality
None
No data leak
Integrity
High
Complete data modification
Availability
Low
Partial disruption

CVSS Vector v3.1

Vulnerable Products 2

Configuration From (including) Up to (excluding)
Gitlab Gitlab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
19.1.0 19.1.4
Gitlab Gitlab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
19.2.0 19.2.2