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GHSA-H92Q-G5VV-9G2C

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-09 00:32 – Updated: 2026-04-09 00:32

Details

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.2 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 custom role permissions to demote or remove higher-privileged group members due to improper authorization checks on member management operations.

Severity ?

2.7 (Low)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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  "modified": "2026-04-09T00:32:01Z",
  "published": "2026-04-09T00:32:01Z",
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    },
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    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/04/08/patch-release-gitlab-18-10-3-released"
    },
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CVE-2026-4916 (GCVE-0-2026-4916)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-08 22:25 – Updated: 2026-04-09 13:05

Title

Missing Authorization in GitLab

Summary

Severity ?

2.7 (Low)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CWE

CWE-862 - Missing Authorization

Assigner

GitLab

References

URL

Tags

	https://hackerone.com/reports/3301240	technical-descriptionexploitpermissions-required
	https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items…
	https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/04/08/patc…

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	GitLab	GitLab	Affected: 18.2 , < 18.8.9 (semver) Affected: 18.9 , < 18.9.5 (semver) Affected: 18.10 , < 18.10.3 (semver) cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab::::::::

Credits

Thanks [theluci](https://hackerone.com/theluci) for reporting this vulnerability through our HackerOne bug bounty program

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                "timestamp": "2026-04-09T13:05:47.114773Z",
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Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-H92Q-G5VV-9G2C

CVE-2026-4916 (GCVE-0-2026-4916)

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