Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.9.1 before 18.9.7, 18.10 before 18.10.6, and 18.11 before 18.11.3 that could have allowed an authenticated user to access confidential issue content in public projects without proper authorization due to improper authorization checks.
Published: 2026-05-14
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to versions 18.9.7, 18.10.6, 18.11.3 or above.

Tracking

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History

Fri, 15 May 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*

Thu, 14 May 2026 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


Thu, 14 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.9.1 before 18.9.7, 18.10 before 18.10.6, and 18.11 before 18.11.3 that could have allowed an authenticated user to access confidential issue content in public projects without proper authorization due to improper authorization checks.
Title Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel in GitLab
First Time appeared Gitlab
Gitlab gitlab
Weaknesses CWE-288
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Gitlab
Gitlab gitlab
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitLab

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-14T13:23:21.379Z

Reserved: 2026-03-20T16:34:15.301Z

Link: CVE-2026-4524

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-14T13:23:17.656Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-05-14T06:16:23.677

Modified: 2026-05-15T19:57:01.030

Link: CVE-2026-4524

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-14T08:00:11Z

Weaknesses