CVE-2026-6976

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in GitLab

Published Jun 11, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 3.7 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 15.9 before 18.10.8, 18.11 before 18.11.5, and 19.0 before 19.0.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with developer-role permissions to hide changes from merge request diff views due to improper input handling of file names.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to versions 18.10.8, 18.11.5, 19.0.2 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:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*: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 GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 15.9 before 18.10.8, 18.11 before 18.11.5, and 19.0 before 19.0.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with developer-role permissions to hide changes from merge request diff views due to improper input handling of file names.
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': 3.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitLab
Published
Updated
Jun 11, 2026, 12:33 PM
Reserved
Apr 24, 2026, 6:33 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jun 11, 2026, 12:16 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 11:01 AM