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Incorrect Authorization in GitLab

Type: advisorySources: OSV

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.1 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 to execute arbitrary CI/CD pipelines in a transferred project with the new group's privileges due to improper cleanup of scheduled pipeline execution policy records.

Products
gitlab
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
19.2.8, 19.3.5, 19.4.2
CVEs
CVE-2026-81839
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
30 Oct 2026, 19:51 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Incorrect Authorization in GitLab

core-osv · Original source

Published 16 Oct 2026, 09:05 UTC

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.1 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 to execute arbitrary CI/CD pipelines in a transferred project with the new group's privileges due to improper cleanup of scheduled pipeline execution policy records.

osv:BIT-gitlab-2026-81839

gitlab

Fixed versions: 19.2.8, 19.3.5, 19.4.2

Complete source record
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  "id": "cb8872f2c06d2401207c9b5f5867e0a9b69d2e7bd750508ea6bfbd0276f51332",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BIT-gitlab-2026-81839",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Incorrect Authorization in GitLab",
    "summary": "GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.1 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 to execute arbitrary CI/CD pipelines in a transferred project with the new group's privileges due to improper cleanup of scheduled pipeline execution policy records.",
    "evidence": "osv:BIT-gitlab-2026-81839",
    "products": [
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        "name": {
          "value": "gitlab",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
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            "value": "19.2.8",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
          },
          {
            "value": "19.3.5",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
          },
          {
            "value": "19.4.2",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
          }
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      }
    ],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
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      "affected": [
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              "type": "SEMVER",
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                  "fixed": "19.2.8"
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                  "introduced": "19.3.0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "19.3.5"
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                  "introduced": "19.4.0"
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          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "gitlab",
            "purl": "pkg:bitnami/gitlab",
            "ecosystem": "Bitnami"
          },
          "severity": [
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              "type": "CVSS_V3",
              "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N"
            }
          ],
          "database_specific": {
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-16T09:45:15.683961072Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-4-2-released/",
        "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/624150",
        "https://hackerone.com/reports/3925062",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81839"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
        "cpes": [
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        "severity": "High"
      }
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        "value": "CVE-2026-81839",
        "evidence": "/aliases"
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    "security_relevant": true,
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 338341,
  "published_at": "2026-10-16T09:05:10.94+00:00"
}