GitLab 16.4 release
GitLab 16.4 includes security-related updates, including enabling Browser-based DAST active check 22.1 by default and updating SAST analyzers. GitLab SAST users on version 16.0 or higher who include the GitLab-managed template automatically receive the analyzer updates.
- Products
- Browser-based DAST active check, GitLab, GitLab SAST
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 16.4, 22.1, GitLab 16.4
- CVEs
- Not specified
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 00:51 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
GitLab 16.4 includes security-related updates, including enabling Browser-based DAST active check 22.1 by default and updating SAST analyzers. GitLab SAST users on version 16.0 or higher who include the GitLab-managed template automatically receive the analyzer updates.
On September 22, 2023, GitLab 16.4 was released with the following features.
GitLab
Fixed versions: GitLab 16.4
GitLab SAST
Fixed versions: 16.4
Prerequisites: If you include the GitLab-managed SAST template (SAST.gitlab-ci.yml) and run GitLab 16.0 or higher
Browser-based DAST active check
Fixed versions: 22.1
Complete source record
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"url": "https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/16/gitlab-16-4-released/",
"method": "llm",
"payload": {
"kind": "patch",
"title": "GitLab 16.4 release",
"summary": "GitLab 16.4 includes security-related updates, including enabling Browser-based DAST active check 22.1 by default and updating SAST analyzers. GitLab SAST users on version 16.0 or higher who include the GitLab-managed template automatically receive the analyzer updates.",
"evidence": "On September 22, 2023, GitLab 16.4 was released with the following features.",
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"name": {
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"name": {
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"evidence": "GitLab SAST includes many security analyzers"
},
"prerequisites": [
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"value": "If you include the GitLab-managed SAST template (SAST.gitlab-ci.yml) and run GitLab 16.0 or higher",
"evidence": "If you include the GitLab-managed SAST template (SAST.gitlab-ci.yml) and run GitLab 16.0 or higher, you automatically receive these updates."
}
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"fixed_versions": [
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"evidence": "We published the following updates during the 16.4 release milestone"
}
],
"affected_versions": []
},
{
"name": {
"value": "Browser-based DAST active check",
"evidence": "Browser-based DAST active check 22.1 is enabled by default"
},
"prerequisites": [],
"fixed_versions": [
{
"value": "22.1",
"evidence": "Browser-based DAST active check 22.1 has been enabled by default."
}
],
"affected_versions": []
}
],
"severity": "unknown",
"fixed_cves": [],
"related_cves": [],
"security_relevant": true,
"severity_evidence": null
},
"source_id": "official-gitlab-releases",
"document_id": 23724,
"published_at": "2023-09-22T00:00:00+00:00"
}