# CVE-2026-5296: Missing Authorization in GitLab

> CVE-2026-5296: Missing Authorization in GitLab. CVSS 4.3 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-5296
Last updated: 2026-10-14T20:10:00Z

- Published: 2026-05-27 17:55 UTC · Updated: 2026-10-14 20:10 UTC · Assigner: GitLab
- CVSS: 4.3 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Medium · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- EPSS: 0.20%, 9th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-862

## Description

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.7 before 18.10.7, 18.11 before 18.11.4, and 19.0 before 19.0.1 that when foundational flows were enabled at the group level, could have allowed an authenticated user with developer-role permissions to bypass flow restrictions under certain conditions.

## Affected vendors and products

- GitLab: GitLab

## Tracked companies

- [GitLab](https://rewindex.com/company/gitlab.md)

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-5296)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5296)
- [https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/05/27/patch-release-gitlab-19-0-1-released/](https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/05/27/patch-release-gitlab-19-0-1-released/)
- [https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work\_items/595423](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/595423)
- [https://hackerone.com/reports/3626303](https://hackerone.com/reports/3626303)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-5296 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-5296.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2026-5296 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T02:13:34.139Z