CVE-2026-6821

MEDIUMCVSS 4.3/10

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CVE-2026-6821 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.3/10 on the CVSS scale. GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 12.0 before 19.0.6, 19.1 before 19.1.4, and 19.2 before 19.2.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user to bypass IP-based access restrictions and read limited merge request information from a private project due to missing authorization checks in a merge requests API endpoint..

Description

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 12.0 before 19.0.6, 19.1 before 19.1.4, and 19.2 before 19.2.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user to bypass IP-based access restrictions and read limited merge request information from a private project due to missing authorization checks in a merge requests API endpoint.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
4.3/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.

VendorProductVersions
GitLabGitLab>= 12.0, < 19.0.6; >= 19.1, < 19.1.4; >= 19.2, < 19.2.2

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Received

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-6821?
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 12.0 before 19.0.6, 19.1 before 19.1.4, and 19.2 before 19.2.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user to bypass IP-based access restrictions and read limited merge request information from a private project due to missing authorization checks in a merge requests API endpoint.
How severe is CVE-2026-6821?
CVE-2026-6821 has a CVSS score of 4.3/10 (MEDIUM severity).
How do I fix CVE-2026-6821?
Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST