CVE-2026-79708 Incorrect Authorization in GitLab

High 8.5 Published 16 Sep 2026 Updated 16 Sep 2026

Authenticated developers can bypass scope validation to execute policy tests and access protected CI/CD variables intended for higher-privileged roles.

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-2026-79708?

CVE-2026-79708 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 16 Sep 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 EE affecting all versions from 19.0 before 19.1.8, 19.2 before 19.2.6, and 19.3 before 19.3.2 that, under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with developer permissions to execute a policy test pipeline on projects within their group and access protected CI/CD variables restricted to higher-privileged roles, due to insufficient scope validation.

Weakness: CWE-863

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-79708?

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

Package	Affected	Fixed in
`gitlab` Bitnami	From `19.0.0`	`19.1.8, 19.2.6, 19.3.2`

Products include Gitlab Gitlab.

How do I fix CVE-2026-79708?

Upgrade gitlab to a fixed version for your release line: 19.1.8, 19.2.6 or 19.3.2.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2026-79708 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-79708 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as BIT-gitlab-2026-79708, GHSA-4gg6-pm69-gwm2, MINI-c3r2-mg97-xg7c, MINI-p4c3-pcqv-h2x6, MINI-vwmc-9r3h-v2vh.