GitLab EE Auth Bypass: Maintainer Can Read Stored Credentials (v<18.11.7, 19.0<19.0.4, 19.1<19.1.2)
CVE-2026-11827 Published on July 8, 2026
Insufficiently Protected Credentials in GitLab
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 9.5 before 18.11.7, 19.0 before 19.0.4, and 19.1 before 19.1.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with maintainer-role permissions to obtain another user's stored credentials due to improper authorization controls.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-11827 can be exploited with network access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
Insufficiently Protected Credentials
The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-11827
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Affected Versions
GitLab:- Version 9.5 and below 18.11.7 is affected.
- Version 19.0 and below 19.0.4 is affected.
- Version 19.1 and below 19.1.2 is affected.