🔐 CVE Alert

CVE-2026-85529

MEDIUM 5.3

Incorrect Authorization in GitLab

CVSS Score
5.3
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 19.2 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 unauthenticated user to read internal notes and confidential system notes on public projects due to improper authorization in the GraphQL API.

CWE CWE-863
Vendor gitlab
Product gitlab
Ecosystems
Industries
Technology
Published Oct 13, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Affected Versions

GitLab / GitLab
19.2 < 19.2.8 19.3 < 19.3.5 19.4 < 19.4.2

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗
gitlab.com: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/627709 hackerone.com: https://hackerone.com/reports/3975416 docs.gitlab.com: https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-4-2-released/

Credits

Thanks [silaen_space](https://hackerone.com/silaen_space) for reporting this vulnerability through our HackerOne bug bounty program