CVE-2026-5954: Incorrect Authorization in GitLab

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.2 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-10-13 · updated 2026-10-14
Weakness: CWE-863

Description

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 15.1 before 19.2.8, 19.3 before 19.3.5, and 19.4 before 19.4.2 that, under certain conditions, could have allowed a user to download package files from a public project due to improper authorization checks.

Affected products

GitLab: from 15.1.0 before 19.2.8; from 19.3.0 before 19.3.5; from 19.4.0 before 19.4.2 — fixed in 19.2.8, 19.3.5, 19.4.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GitLab 19.2.8, 19.3.5, 19.4.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-4-2-released/
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/596139
https://hackerone.com/reports/3641043

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