Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 19.1 before 19.1.4 and 19.2 before 19.2.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user to modify project settings restricted to higher-privileged roles, due to missing authorization checks on a project update endpoint.
Affected products
gitlab: gitlab
References3
- docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-2-2-re… Release Notes
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/606580 Broken Link
- hackerone.com/reports/3775445 Permissions Required
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.1
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 37 · as of 12 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-862
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