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.
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Fixes

Solution

Upgrade to versions 19.2.8, 19.3.5, 19.4.2 or above.


Workaround

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History

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:15:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 01:30:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title Incorrect Authorization in GitLab
First Time appeared Gitlab
Gitlab gitlab
Weaknesses CWE-863
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Gitlab
Gitlab gitlab
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitLab

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-14T19:25:42.569Z

Reserved: 2026-07-20T13:04:30.251Z

Link: CVE-2026-16301

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-14T19:25:38.725Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-10-13T02:16:58.583

Modified: 2026-10-14T20:17:34.980

Link: CVE-2026-16301

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-13T04:00:15Z

Weaknesses