CVE Explorer
CVE-2026-4524
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.9.1 before 18.9.7, 18.10 before 18.10.6, and 18.11 before 18.11.3 that could have allowed an authenticated user to access confidential issue content in public projects without proper authorization due to improper authorization checks.
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"cpes":["cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"],"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"GitLab","repo":"git://git@gitlab.com:gitlab-org/gitlab.git","vendor":"GitLab","versions":[{"lessThan":"18.9.7","status":"affected","version":"18.9.1","versionType":"semver"},{"lessThan":"18.10.6","status":"affected","version":"18.10","versionType":"semver"},{"lessThan":"18.11.3","status":"affected","version":"18.11","versionType":"semver"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:186a8216e1644e05a1e02f4b309421a5cd32d6350fba9667c276e27c4b454734 · sha256:595f7ba486c41323… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":6.5,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"NONE","privilegesRequired":"LOW","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:186a8216e1644e05a1e02f4b309421a5cd32d6350fba9667c276e27c4b454734 · sha256:595f7ba486c41323… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-288","description":"CWE-288: Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:186a8216e1644e05a1e02f4b309421a5cd32d6350fba9667c276e27c4b454734 · sha256:595f7ba486c41323… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
3 source assertions{"url":"https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/05/13/patch-release-gitlab-18-11-3-released/"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:186a8216e1644e05a1e02f4b309421a5cd32d6350fba9667c276e27c4b454734 · sha256:595f7ba486c41323… · /containers/cna/references/2
{"url":"https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/594295"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:186a8216e1644e05a1e02f4b309421a5cd32d6350fba9667c276e27c4b454734 · sha256:595f7ba486c41323… · /containers/cna/references/0
{"name":"HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #3597717","tags":["technical-description","exploit","permissions-required"],"url":"https://hackerone.com/reports/3597717"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:186a8216e1644e05a1e02f4b309421a5cd32d6350fba9667c276e27c4b454734 · sha256:595f7ba486c41323… · /containers/cna/references/1
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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