Vulnerability in GitLab
CVE-2026-7487
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 13.1 before 19.1.7, 19.2 before 19.2.5, and 19.3 before 19.3.1 that, under certain conditions, an authenticated user with reporter-role permissions who authored a merge request could have reset merge request approval rules due to improper authorization checks.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (22.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 22.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- GitLab — versions 19.3.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/598657 (Permissions Required, Issue Tracking)
- hackerone.com/reports/3669140 (Permissions Required, technical-description, permissions-required, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-3-1-released/ (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-7487?
- CVE-2026-7487 is a low-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under CWE-1280. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2026-08-26.
- How severe is CVE-2026-7487?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.