GitLab EE Flow Bypass 18.718.10.7/18.1118.11.4/19.019.0.1
CVE-2026-5296 Published on May 27, 2026
Missing Authorization in GitLab
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.7 before 18.10.7, 18.11 before 18.11.4, and 19.0 before 19.0.1 that when foundational flows were enabled at the group level, could have allowed an authenticated user with developer-role permissions to bypass flow restrictions under certain conditions.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-5296 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, with no impact on integrity, and no 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-2026-5296 has been classified to as an AuthZ vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-5296
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Affected Versions
GitLab:- Version 18.7 and below 18.10.7 is affected.
- Version 18.11 and below 18.11.4 is affected.
- Version 19.0 and below 19.0.1 is affected.