Improper Authorization in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2026-1322
Published: May 18, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU131672
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-1322
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to create issues and add comments to issues in private projects.
The vulnerability exists due to improper authorization in GraphQL token scope enforcement when processing requests from a read_api scoped OAuth application. A remote user can use a read_api scoped OAuth application to create issues and add comments to issues in private projects.
Affected software
Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition
How to mitigate CVE-2026-1322
Install security update from vendor's website.
Gitlab Community Edition - addressed in versions 18.9.7, 18.10.6, 18.11.3
GitLab Enterprise Edition - addressed in versions 18.9.7, 18.10.6, 18.11.3
GitLab Enterprise Edition - addressed in versions 18.9.7, 18.10.6, 18.11.3