Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 11.2 before 18.9.6, 18.10 before 18.10.4, and 18.11 before 18.11.1 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with project owner permissions to bypass group fork prevention settings due to improper authorization checks.
Affected products
gitlab: gitlab
References3
- about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/04/22/patch-release-gitlab-18-11… Release NotesVendor Advisory
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/567781 Broken Link
- hackerone.com/reports/3275222 Permissions Required
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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2.7
LOW
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 33 · as of 13 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-863
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