What is CVE-2026-6552?

CVE-2026-6552 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 8.7/10. Published 2026-06-11.

How severe is CVE-2026-6552?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.7 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Gitlab

CVE-2026-6552

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 15.5 before 18.10.8, 18.11 before 18.11.5, and 19.0 before 19.0.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with group Owner role to take…

Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)

EPSS: 0.004 (28.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Gitlab — versions 18.11, 15.5, 19.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-639 — Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

References

cve@gitlab.com (Release Notes)
cve@gitlab.com (Issue Tracking)
cve@gitlab.com (Permissions Required, technical-description, permissions-required, exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-6552?: CVE-2026-6552 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 8.7/10. Published 2026-06-11.
How severe is CVE-2026-6552?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.7 out of 10.