Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 11.3 before 18.8.9, 18.9 before 18.9.5, and 18.10 before 18.10.3 that could have allowed an authenticated user with developer-role permissions to modify protected environment settings due to improper authorization checks in the API.
Affected products
gitlab: gitlab
References3
- about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/04/08/patch-release-gitlab-18-10… Release NotesVendor Advisory
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/588413 Broken Link
- hackerone.com/reports/3533545 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:N/I:L/A:N - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 26 · as of 12 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-863
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