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CVE-2026-1751 (GCVE-0-2026-1751)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-02 09:04 – Updated: 2026-02-02 13:24
VLAI
Title
Missing Authorization in GitLab
Summary
A vulnerability has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting with 16.8 before 18.5.0 that could have allowed unauthorized edits to merge request approval rules under certain conditions.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-02-02 13:24 UTC
CWE
References
URL Tags
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/519340 issue-trackingpermissions-required
https://hackerone.com/reports/2980839 technical-descriptionexploitpermissions-required
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
GitLab GitLab Affected: 16.8 , < 18.5.0 (semver)
    cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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