{"id":"BIT-gitlab-2026-16301","summary":"Incorrect Authorization in GitLab","details":"GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.7 before 19.2.8, 19.3 before 19.3.5, and 19.4 before 19.4.2 that, under certain conditions, could have allowed an authenticated user with Developer role to execute CI/CD pipelines on protected branches without authorization due to improper authorization checks in the downstream pipeline creation service.","aliases":["CVE-2026-16301"],"modified":"2026-10-16T09:45:07.680968009Z","published":"2026-10-16T09:02:39.776Z","database_specific":{"severity":"High","cpes":["cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*","cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*"]},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-4-2-released/"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/606501"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://hackerone.com/reports/3853866"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16301"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"gitlab","ecosystem":"Bitnami","purl":"pkg:bitnami/gitlab"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"18.7.0"},{"fixed":"19.2.8"},{"introduced":"19.3.0"},{"fixed":"19.3.5"},{"introduced":"19.4.0"},{"fixed":"19.4.2"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/bitnami/vulndb/tree/main/data/gitlab/BIT-gitlab-2026-16301.json"},"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N"}]}],"schema_version":"1.9.0"}