CVE-2026-4524

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.9.1 before 18.9.7, 18.10 before 18.10.6, and 18.11 before 18.11.3 that could have allowed an authenticated user to access confidential issue content in public projects without proper authorization due to improper authorization checks.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/05/13/patch-release-gitlab-18-11-3-released/	Release Notes
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/594295	Broken Link
https://hackerone.com/reports/3597717	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

15 May 2026, 19:57

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/05/13/patch-release-gitlab-18-11-3-released/ -~~	() https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/05/13/patch-release-gitlab-18-11-3-released/ - Release Notes
References	~~() https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/594295 -~~	() https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/594295 - Broken Link
References	~~() https://hackerone.com/reports/3597717 -~~	() https://hackerone.com/reports/3597717 - Permissions Required
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::enterprise:::* cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::community:::*
First Time		Gitlab gitlab Gitlab

14 May 2026, 06:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-05-14 06:16

Updated : 2026-05-15 19:57

NVD link : CVE-2026-4524

Mitre link : CVE-2026-4524

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-4524

JSON object : View

Products Affected

gitlab

gitlab

CWE

CWE-288

Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

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