Incorrect Privilege Assignment in GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2026-104661
Published: October 13, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU154163
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-104661
CWE-ID: CWE-266
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute a specially crafted compliance pipeline across group projects.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect privilege assignment in custom roles when granting compliance framework administration permissions. A remote user can configure a specially crafted compliance pipeline to execute it across group projects.
Exploitation requires a custom role with compliance framework administration permissions.
Affected software
GitLab Enterprise Edition
How to mitigate CVE-2026-104661
Install security update from vendor's website.
GitLab Enterprise Edition - addressed in versions 19.2.8, 19.3.4, 19.4.2