GitLab up to 19.2.1 CI Job Modal privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab up to 19.2.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component CI Job Modal. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-16627. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab up to 19.2.1. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code of the component CI Job Modal. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 19.2 before 19.2.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with developer-role permissions to escalate privileges due to improper sanitization of HTML content rendered in a CI job modal.

The advisory is shared for download at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-16627 since 07/22/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading to version 19.2.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Temp Score: 5.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: GitLab 19.2.2

Timelineinfo

07/22/2026 CVE reserved
08/12/2026 +21 days Advisory disclosed
08/12/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/12/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: gitlab.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-16627 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-16627
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-389148

Entryinfo

Created: 08/12/2026 20:29
Changes: 08/12/2026 20:29 (54)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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