Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 17.9 before 19.2.7, 19.3 before 19.3.3, and 19.4 before 19.4.1 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with guest-level permissions to read private security policy content they were not authorized to access due to improper authorization enforcement.
Affected products
gitlab: gitlab
References3
- docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-4-1-re… Release NotesVendor Advisory
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/601723 Broken Link
- hackerone.com/reports/3686230 Permissions Required
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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4.3
MEDIUM
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 13 · as of 9 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-863
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