VDB-389171 · CVE-2026-16494 · GCVE-0-2026-16494

GitLab up to 19.1.3/19.2.1 Project Update privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in GitLab up to 19.1.3/19.2.1. This affects an unknown part of the component Project Update. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-16494. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in GitLab up to 19.1.3/19.2.1. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Project Update. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 19.1 before 19.1.4 and 19.2 before 19.2.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user to modify project settings restricted to higher-privileged roles, due to missing authorization checks on a project update endpoint.

It is possible to read the advisory at gitlab.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-16494 since 07/21/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 19.1.4 or 19.2.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

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Bug Tracking Software

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GitLab

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License

open-source

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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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 19.1.4/19.2.2

Timelineinfo

07/21/2026 CVE reserved
08/12/2026 +22 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-2026-16494 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-16494
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-389171

Entryinfo

Created: 08/12/2026 21:33
Changes: 08/12/2026 21:33 (54)
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Cache ID: 216::103