Unauthorized project import via fine-grained PAT in GitLab 18.919.4
CVE-2026-82632 Published on October 13, 2026
Incorrect Authorization in GitLab
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.9 before 19.2.8, 19.3 before 19.3.5, and 19.4 before 19.4.2 that, under certain conditions, could have allowed an authenticated user with a fine-grained Personal Access Token scoped only to user-boundary import permissions to import projects into group namespaces beyond the token's intended scope, due to incorrect authorization of the import target namespace.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-82632 is exploitable with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of 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 performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.
CVE-2026-82632 has been classified to as an AuthZ vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-82632
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Affected Versions
GitLab:- Version 18.9 and below 19.2.8 is affected.
- Version 19.3 and below 19.3.5 is affected.
- Version 19.4 and below 19.4.2 is affected.