CVE-2026-79708
Incorrect Authorization in GitLab
Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 19.0 before 19.1.8, 19.2 before 19.2.6, and 19.3 before 19.3.2 that, under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with developer permissions to execute a policy test pipeline on projects within their group and access protected CI/CD variables restricted to higher-privileged roles, due to insufficient scope validation.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAttack VectorNetwork
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:LPrivileges RequiredLow
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:CScopeChanged
Impact
C:LConfidentialityLow
I:HIntegrityHigh
A:NAvailabilityNone
Weaknesses
Affected Products
GitLab
commercial·NLaka gitlab ce/ee
Exploitability
Official Patch Available
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2 techniques Initial Access
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