CVE-2026-82632 Incorrect Authorization in GitLab
Authenticated users with specific tokens can import projects into unauthorized group namespaces due to incorrect authorization checks.
- 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-2026-82632?
CVE-2026-82632 is a low-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 18.9 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 fine-grained Personal Access Token scoped only to user-boundary import permissions to import projects into group namespaces beyond the token's intended scope, due to incorrect authorization of the import target namespace.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-82632?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including gitlab. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
gitlab Bitnami | From 18.9.0 | 19.2.8, 19.3.5, 19.4.2 |
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2026-82632?
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-2026-82632 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-82632 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- 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-2026-82632, GHSA-f8h6-2x47-crgv, MINI-45rp-9c8m-q5c6, MINI-4f98-m39q-2h73, MINI-4pmh-2jh2-v9m7, MINI-4r64-p54w-j5v7 and 20 more.