Description
A vulnerability has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting with 16.8 before 18.5.0 that could have allowed unauthorized edits to merge request approval rules under certain conditions.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory issue-tracking
permissions-required
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/519340
Permissions Required technical-description
exploit
permissions-required
https://hackerone.com/reports/2980839
Scores
CVSS v3
3.1
EPSS
0.0002
EPSS Percentile
4.1%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-862
Status
published
Products (1)
gitlab/gitlab
16.8.0 - 18.5.0 (2 CPE variants)
Published
Feb 02, 2026
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026