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GitLab GitLab — Incorrect Authorization in GitLab
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
N L L N U L N N 4.3 .0024 15.7 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
GitLab 19.1 – —
TIMELINE
Jul 30 Reserved by GitLab
Aug 12 Published (CNA: GitLab)
Aug 13 EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-18433 (GitLab). Public exploit reference added.
Description
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 read policy configuration belonging to a namespace they were not authorized to access, due to incorrect authorization checks in a GraphQL query.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| July 30, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by GitLab |
| August 12, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: GitLab) |
| August 13, 2026 | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-18433 (GitLab). Public exploit reference added. |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 1 row
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| GitLab | GitLab | — | 19.1 | — |
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