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AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV N L L N C L H N 8.5 .0022 11.2 —
AFFECTED Product Versions Fixed GitLab 18.7 – —
TIMELINE Jul 20 Reserved by GitLab Oct 13 Published (CNA: GitLab) Oct 14 EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-16301 (GitLab). Public exploit reference added.
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.7 before 19.2.8, 19.3 before 19.3.5, and 19.4 before 19.4.2 that, under certain conditions, could have allowed an authenticated user with Developer role to execute CI/CD pipelines on protected branches without authorization due to improper authorization checks in the downstream pipeline creation service.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| July 20, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by GitLab |
| October 13, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: GitLab) |
| October 14, 2026 | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-16301 (GitLab). Public exploit reference added. |
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GitLab | GitLab | — | 18.7 | — |
Authoritative record: CVE-2026-16301 at cve.org
Vendors: gitlab
Weaknesses: CWE-863
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