CVE-2026-4916

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.

CVSS v3 2.7 LOW

2.7^/10

CVSS v3 : LOW

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.2 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/04/08/patch-release-gitlab-18-10-3-released/	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/565414	Broken Link
https://hackerone.com/reports/3301240	Permissions Required

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

Configuration 2 (hide)

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

History

16 Apr 2026, 12:59

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::enterprise:::* cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::community:::*
First Time		Gitlab Gitlab gitlab
References	~~() https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/04/08/patch-release-gitlab-18-10-3-released/ -~~	() https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/04/08/patch-release-gitlab-18-10-3-released/ - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/565414 -~~	() https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/565414 - Broken Link
References	~~() https://hackerone.com/reports/3301240 -~~	() https://hackerone.com/reports/3301240 - Permissions Required

08 Apr 2026, 23:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-04-08 23:17

Updated : 2026-04-16 12:59

NVD link : CVE-2026-4916

Mitre link : CVE-2026-4916

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-4916

JSON object : View

Products Affected

gitlab

gitlab

CWE

CWE-862

Missing Authorization

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