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https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-2-2-released CVE-2026-4879
MEDIUM
Missing Authorization in GitLab
Record summary
CVE-2026-4879 has a selected CVSS score of 4.3 (medium).
Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 16.0 before 19.0.6, 19.1 before 19.1.4, and 19.2 before 19.2.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with developer-role permissions to view external status check configuration restricted to higher-privileged roles due to missing authorization on a merge request API endpoint.
Description source: CVE List
Exploitation context
CISA SSVC decision
ExploitationPoC
AutomatableNo
Technical impactPartial
CISA Coordinator · SSVC 2.0.3 · Evaluated Aug 13, 2026 · Source: CVE List
Affected products and versions
1| Product | Source | Version range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
GitLabBrowse GitLab / GitLabDefault status: unaffected | CVE List | 16.0 to < 19.0.6 | affected |
| 19.1 to < 19.1.4 | affected | ||
| 19.2 to < 19.2.2 | affected |
References
4gitlab.com
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/594839 HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #3622861Technical descriptionexploitpermissions required
https://hackerone.com/reports/3622861 nvd.nist.gov
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-4879