CVE-2026-92530 Use of Less Trusted Source in GitLab
Authenticated users can spoof merge request authorship and attribute content to arbitrary users during Direct Transfer imports due to improper cache reliance.
- 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-2026-92530?
CVE-2026-92530 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 23 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 CE/EE affecting all versions from 19.1 before 19.2.7, 19.3 before 19.3.3, and 19.4 before 19.4.1 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user to spoof merge request authorship and attribute content to arbitrary existing users on the target instance due to improper reliance on ephemeral cache state during Direct Transfer imports.
Weakness: CWE-348
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-92530?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including gitlab. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
gitlab Bitnami | From 19.1.0 | 19.2.7, 19.3.3, 19.4.1 |
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2026-92530?
Upgrade gitlab to a fixed version for your release line: 19.2.7, 19.3.3 or 19.4.1.
Is CVE-2026-92530 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-92530 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-2026-92530, GHSA-wr3r-jhmc-f6jw, MINI-26v8-9v8q-2wvj, MINI-38h7-rfvq-4qhv, MINI-46gg-7r9v-hj33, MINI-58f9-4x64-r73x and 11 more.