Missing Authorization in GitLab

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-4523 records a Low severity (CVSS 3.7) vulnerability in Missing Authorization in GitLab. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps GitLab/GitLab (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Sep 29, 2026Updated Sep 29, 2026Source checked Sep 29, 2026First seen by HOL Sep 29, 2026Material review Sep 29, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Low · CVSS 3.7
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 3.7. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps GitLab/GitLab (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
GitLab/GitLabgeneric	>=15.11 <19.2.7 \|\| >=19.3 <19.3.3 \|\| >=19.4 <19.4.1	19.2.7, 19.3.3, 19.4.1

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for GitLab/GitLab.
Review the reported fix. Source-reported solution: Upgrade to versions 19.2.7, 19.3.3, 19.4.1 or above.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Sep 29, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Sep 29, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Sep 29, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 15.11 before 19.2.7, 19.3 before 19.3.3, and 19.4 before 19.4.1 that under certain conditions could have allowed an unauthenticated user to read CI/CD job trace contents containing sensitive variable values due to improper authorization enforcement in the GraphQL API.

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.