CVE-2026-1663

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 14.4 before 18.7.6, 18.8 before 18.8.6, and 18.9 before 18.9.2 that could have allowed an authenticated user with group import permissions to create labels in private projects due to improper authorization validation in the group import process under certain circumstances.

CVSS v3 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/03/11/patch-release-gitlab-18-9-2-released/	Vendor Advisory
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/588207	Broken Link
https://hackerone.com/reports/3485548	Permissions Required

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::community:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::enterprise:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::community:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::enterprise:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::community:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::enterprise:::*

History

13 Mar 2026, 13:24

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Gitlab Gitlab gitlab
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::enterprise:::* cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::community:::*
References	~~() https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/03/11/patch-release-gitlab-18-9-2-released/ -~~	() https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/03/11/patch-release-gitlab-18-9-2-released/ - Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/588207 -~~	() https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/588207 - Broken Link
References	~~() https://hackerone.com/reports/3485548 -~~	() https://hackerone.com/reports/3485548 - Permissions Required

11 Mar 2026, 16:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-03-11 16:16

Updated : 2026-03-13 13:24

NVD link : CVE-2026-1663

Mitre link : CVE-2026-1663

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-1663

JSON object : View

Products Affected

gitlab

gitlab

CWE

CWE-862

Missing Authorization

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