CVE-2026-4398

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in GitLab

Published Aug 27, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.3 before 19.1.7, 19.2 before 19.2.5, and 19.3 before 19.3.1 that, under certain conditions, an authenticated user could have assigned compliance frameworks from namespaces they were not authorized to access to their own project, due to missing namespace validation on self-managed instances.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to versions 19.1.7, 19.2.5, 19.3.1 or above.

Tracking

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:19.3.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description This CVE ID has been rejected or withdrawn by its CVE Numbering Authority. GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.3 before 19.1.7, 19.2 before 19.2.5, and 19.3 before 19.3.1 that, under certain conditions, an authenticated user could have assigned compliance frameworks from namespaces they were not authorized to access to their own project, due to missing namespace validation on self-managed instances.
Title Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in GitLab
First Time appeared Gitlab
Gitlab gitlab
Weaknesses CWE-639
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Gitlab
Gitlab gitlab
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description This CVE ID has been rejected or withdrawn by its CVE Numbering Authority.
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitLab
Published
Updated
Aug 28, 2026, 2:13 PM
Reserved
Mar 18, 2026, 5:04 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Apr 8, 2026, 11:16 PM
Modified
Sep 28, 2026, 7:09 PM