#VU124599 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2026-3857

 

#VU124599 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2026-3857

Published: March 25, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU124599
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-3857
CWE-ID: CWE-352
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition
Software vendor:
GitLab, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary GraphQL mutations on behalf of authenticated users.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient CSRF protection in the GLQL API when handling requests. A remote attacker can trick an authenticated user into clicking a malicious link to execute arbitrary GraphQL mutations on behalf of the user.


Remediation

Install security update from vendor's website.

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