Improper Authentication in GitLab Enterprise Edition and Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2026-4363

 

Improper Authentication in GitLab Enterprise Edition and Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2026-4363

Published: March 25, 2026 / Updated: March 26, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU124609
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-4363
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain unauthorized access to resources.

The vulnerability exists due to improper caching of authorization decisions in authorization caching when handling requests under certain conditions. A remote user can send a specially crafted request to exploit stale or incorrect authorization cache entries and gain unauthorized access to resources.


Affected software

GitLab Enterprise Edition
Gitlab Community Edition

How to mitigate CVE-2026-4363

Install security update from vendor's website.

GitLab Enterprise Edition - addressed in versions 18.8.7, 18.9.3, 18.10.1
Gitlab Community Edition - addressed in versions 18.8.7, 18.9.3, 18.10.1

External References

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