GitLab up to 19.1.7/19.2.5/19.3.1 Compliance Framework Management improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab up to 19.1.7/19.2.5/19.3.1. It has been rated as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Compliance Framework Management. The manipulation leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-16794. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab up to 19.1.7/19.2.5/19.3.1. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Compliance Framework Management. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.11 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 the Security Manager role to execute arbitrary CI/CD jobs and access protected variables within group projects due to improper authorization controls on compliance framework management.

It is possible to read the advisory at gitlab.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-16794 since 07/23/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1548.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 19.1.8, 19.2.6 or 19.3.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.4

VulDB Base Score: 2.7
VulDB Temp Score: 2.6
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CNA Base Score: 4.3
CNA Vector (GitLab): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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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: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: GitLab 19.1.8/19.2.6/19.3.2

Timelineinfo

07/23/2026 CVE reserved
09/16/2026 +55 days Advisory disclosed
09/16/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/16/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: gitlab.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-16794 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-16794
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-405503

Entryinfo

Created: 09/16/2026 08:51
Changes: 09/16/2026 08:51 (63)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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