GitLab up to 18.11.6/19.0.3/19.1.1 Work Item Metadata Access authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in GitLab up to 18.11.6/19.0.3/19.1.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Work Item Metadata Access. Performing a manipulation results in authorization. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-8472. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in GitLab up to 18.11.6/19.0.3/19.1.1. This affects some unknown processing of the component Work Item Metadata Access. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.9 before 18.11.7, 19.0 before 19.0.4, and 19.1 before 19.1.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with minimal access permissions to read work item metadata from private projects due to missing authorization checks.

It is possible to read the advisory at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-8472 since 05/13/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 18.11.7, 19.0.4 or 19.1.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Upgrade: GitLab 18.11.7/19.0.4/19.1.2

Timelineinfo

05/13/2026 CVE reserved
07/09/2026 +57 days Advisory disclosed
07/09/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/09/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: gitlab.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-8472 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-8472
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-377103

Entryinfo

Created: 07/09/2026 02:35
Changes: 07/09/2026 02:35 (53)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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