# CVE-2026-3035: Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel in GitLab

> Authenticated Maintainers can bypass authorization checks to access protected environment terminals, potentially leading to code execution.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 26 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 26 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** BIT-gitlab-2026-3035, GHSA-46vv-8gc3-7xrq, MINI-67pp-8f8p-6972, MINI-gpm5-v8wp-5g9c, MINI-jch9-c69j-c3m6

## What is CVE-2026-3035?

CVE-2026-3035 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 26 Aug 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 11.3 before 19.1.7, 19.2 before 19.2.5, and 19.3 before 19.3.1 that, under certain conditions, an authenticated user with project Maintainer permissions could have accessed the terminal of a protected environment they were not authorized to use due to improper authorization checks.

Weakness: CWE-288 (Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-3035?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including gitlab. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `gitlab` | Bitnami | From 11.3.0 | 19.1.7, 19.2.5, 19.3.1 |

Products: Gitlab Gitlab.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-3035?

Upgrade gitlab to a fixed version for your release line: 19.1.7, 19.2.5 or 19.3.1.

## Is CVE-2026-3035 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-3035 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Gitlab Gitlab

- [CVE-2026-97229](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-97229/): GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Integer Overflow or Wraparound (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-85706](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-85706/): GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Path Traversal (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-7028](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7028/): GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Improper Access Control (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-22205](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22205/): GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Remote Code Execution (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-39935](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-39935/): GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (medium 6.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-3035 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-3035 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 26 Aug 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-3035 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- gitlab (Bitnami): affected from 11.3.0; fixed in 19.1.7, 19.2.5, 19.3.1

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-3035/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-3035/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-3035
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-3035
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-3035

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-3035/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.
