Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 17.4 before 19.3.6, 19.4 before 19.4.3, and 19.5 before 19.5.1 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated to bypass a required merge request approval policy on a protected branch due to improper access control during approval rule synchronization.
Affected products
gitlab: gitlab
References3
- docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-5-1-re… Release NotesVendor Advisory
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/604630 Permissions Required
- hackerone.com/reports/3797008 Permissions Required
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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3.1
LOW
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 18 · as of 8 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-706
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