CVE-2026-16255

Incorrect Authorization in GitLab

MEDIUM
5.9
CVSS Score
Published: October 21, 2026 at 11:35 PM UTC
Updated: October 22, 2026 at 04:18 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGitLab

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Severity
MEDIUM5.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 12.0 before 19.3.6, 19.4 before 19.4.3, and 19.5 before 19.5.1 that, when the instance-wide SAML or LDAP membership lock was enabled, an authenticated user could have granted or accepted project and group membership outside the identity provider's control, due to incomplete enforcement of the membership lock on requests created before the lock was enabled.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

CVSS

5.9MEDIUMGitLab
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusUNDERGOING ANALYSIS
CWE
CWE-863

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