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CVE-2026-7487: Access Control Check Implemented After Asset is Accessed in GitLab

• Severity: low (CVSS 3.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-08-26 · updated 2026-08-31
• Weakness: CWE-1280

Description

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.

Affected products

• GitLab: from 13.1.0 before 19.1.7; from 19.2.0 before 19.2.5; 19.3.0 — fixed in 19.1.7, 19.2.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GitLab 19.1.7, 19.2.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-3-1-released/
• https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/598657
• https://hackerone.com/reports/3669140

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