High [CVE-2026-16494] GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 19.1 before 19.1.4 and 19.2 before 19.2.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user to modify project settings restricted to higher-privileged roles, due to missing authorization checks on a project update endpoint
This high-severity GitLab advisory covers CVE-2026-16494 affecting GitLab.
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Summary
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 19.1 before 19.1.4 and 19.2 before 19.2.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user to modify project settings restricted to higher-privileged roles, due to missing authorization checks on a project update endpoint.
- before 19.1.4
- before 19.2.2
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source
- 19.1.4
- 19.2.2
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source
Mitigation checklist
- GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 19.1 before 19.1.4 and 19.2 before 19.2.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user to modify project settings restricted to higher-privileged roles, due to missing authorization checks on a project update endpoint.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source
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