Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.0 before 18.9.7, 18.10 before 18.10.6, and 18.11 before 18.11.3 that could have allowed an authenticated user with a read_api scoped OAuth application to create issues and add comments to issues in private projects due to improper authorization.
Affected products
gitlab: gitlab
References3
- about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/05/13/patch-release-gitlab-18-11… Release Notes
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/587270 Not Applicable
- hackerone.com/reports/3508895 Permissions Required
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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8.1
HIGH
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 24 · as of 14 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-840
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