Auth bypass in GitLab
CVE-2026-79708
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 19.0 before 19.1.8, 19.2 before 19.2.6, and 19.3 before 19.3.2 that, under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with developer permissions to execute a policy test pipeline on projects within their group and access protected CI/CD variables restricted to higher-privileged roles, due to insufficient scope validation.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (32.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 32.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/622477 (Issue Tracking)
- hackerone.com/reports/3873243 (Permissions Required, technical-description, permissions-required, exploit)
- docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-3-2-released/ (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-79708?
- CVE-2026-79708 is a high-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 8.5/10. Published 2026-09-16.
- How severe is CVE-2026-79708?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.5 out of 10.