CVE-2026-14210 Insufficient Granularity of Access Control in GitLab
Authenticated users with project-scoped tokens can improperly delete or modify group-level labels due to flawed authorization logic.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-14210?
CVE-2026-14210 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 13 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.11 before 19.2.8, 19.3 before 19.3.5, and 19.4 before 19.4.2 that, under certain conditions, could have allowed an authenticated user with a project-scoped fine-grained Personal Access Token to permanently delete or modify group-level labels, due to incorrect authorization logic on label ownership scope validation.
Weakness: CWE-1220
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-14210?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including gitlab. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
gitlab Bitnami | From 18.11.0 | 19.2.8, 19.3.5, 19.4.2 |
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2026-14210?
Upgrade gitlab to a fixed version for your release line: 19.2.8, 19.3.5 or 19.4.2.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-14210 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-14210 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Gitlab Gitlab
- CVE-2026-97229 GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Integer Overflow or Wraparound
- CVE-2026-85706 GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Path Traversal
- CVE-2023-7028 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Improper Access Control
- CVE-2021-22205 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2021-39935 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Sources
Also known as BIT-gitlab-2026-14210, GHSA-hx4m-w847-w5h9, MINI-4fmv-xvwq-c83f, MINI-83mq-7g6g-vrrm, MINI-fj2w-8m8f-5hcj, MINI-frqj-76gf-3xc9 and 13 more.