Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 19.0 before 19.0.6, 19.1 before 19.1.4, and 19.2 before 19.2.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with developer-role permissions to execute CI/CD pipelines on a protected branch without the required push permissions due to improper authorization in pipeline reference validation.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitLab | GitLab | 19.0 – < 19.0.6, 19.1 – < 19.1.4, 19.2 – < 19.2.2 | 19.0.6 |
Advisories 2
- NCSC-2026-0297 Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in GitLab Enterprise Edition en Community Edition NCSC-NL (Netherlands) · Aug 13, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-2805 GitLab: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Aug 12, 2026
References
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/605705
- HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #3832069 technical-description exploit permissions-required
- https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-2-2-released/