CVE-2026-16494 is a vulnerability in GitLab
Published on August 12, 2026
Missing Authorization in GitLab
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 19.1 before 19.1.4 and 19.2 before 19.2.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user to modify project settings restricted to higher-privileged roles, due to missing authorization checks on a project update endpoint.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-16494 is exploitable with network access, and requires small amount of 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 no impact on confidentiality, a high impact on integrity, and a small impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is an AuthZ Vulnerability?
The software does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
CVE-2026-16494 has been classified to as an AuthZ vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-16494
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Affected Versions
GitLab:- Version 19.1 and below 19.1.4 is affected.
- Version 19.2 and below 19.2.2 is affected.