GitLab EE Auth Escalation: Reset MR Approval Rules (v13.1v19.3.1)
CVE-2026-7487 Published on August 26, 2026
Access Control Check Implemented After Asset is Accessed in GitLab
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 13.1 before 19.1.7, 19.2 before 19.2.5, and 19.3 before 19.3.1 that, under certain conditions, an authenticated user with reporter-role permissions who authored a merge request could have reset merge request approval rules due to improper authorization checks.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-7487 can be exploited with network access, requires user interaction and a 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
Access Control Check Implemented After Asset is Accessed
A product's hardware-based access control check occurs after the asset has been accessed.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-7487
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Affected Versions
GitLab:- Version 13.1 and below 19.1.7 is affected.
- Version 19.2 and below 19.2.5 is affected.
- Version 19.3 and below 19.3.1 is affected.