Incorrect Authorization in GitLab

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-16255
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerGitLab
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-10-22 01:16:59 UTC
Updated2026-11-04 23:10:00 UTC
DescriptionGitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 12.0 before 19.3.6, 19.4 before 19.4.3, and 19.5 before 19.5.1 that, when the instance-wide SAML or LDAP membership lock was enabled, an authenticated user could have granted or accepted project and group membership outside the identity provider's control, due to incomplete enforcement of the membership lock on requests created before the lock was enabled.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.1 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

EPSS: 0.002090000 probability, percentile 0.105070000 (date 2026-10-22)

Problem Types: CWE-863 | CWE-863 CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
3.1[email protected]Secondary5.9MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
3.1CNACVSS5.9MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gitlab Gitlab All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA GitLab GitLab affected 12.0 19.3.6 semver Not specified
CNA GitLab GitLab affected 19.4 19.4.3 semver Not specified
CNA GitLab GitLab affected 19.5 19.5.1 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/606479 [email protected] gitlab.com Permissions Required
docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-5-1-released [email protected] docs.gitlab.com Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
hackerone.com/reports/3809350 [email protected] hackerone.com Permissions Required
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Thanks [3nvz](https://hackerone.com/3nvz) for reporting this vulnerability through our HackerOne bug bounty program (en)

Additional Advisory Data

Solutions

CNA: Upgrade to versions 19.3.6, 19.4.3, 19.5.1 or above.

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