Auth bypass in GitLab
CVE-2026-6821
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 12.0 before 19.0.6, 19.1 before 19.1.4, and 19.2 before 19.2.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user to bypass IP-based access restrictions and read limited merge request information from a private project due to missing authorization checks in a merge requests API endpoint.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (27.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 27.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- GitLab — versions 12.0, 19.1, 19.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/597702 (Broken Link)
- hackerone.com/reports/3674254 (Permissions Required, technical-description, permissions-required, exploit)
- docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-2-2-released/ (Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-6821?
- CVE-2026-6821 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-08-12.
- How severe is CVE-2026-6821?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.