# CVE-2026-8667: Incorrect Authorization in GitLab

> CVE-2026-8667: Incorrect Authorization in GitLab. CVSS 4.3 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-8667
Last updated: 2026-08-19T15:57:10Z

- Published: 2026-08-12 18:06 UTC · Updated: 2026-08-19 15:57 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: 0.39%, 33th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-863

## Description

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.6 before 19.0.6, 19.1 before 19.1.4, and 19.2 before 19.2.2  that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with developer role to modify certain package registry metadata without the required maintainer-level permissions due to improper authorization checks.

## 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-2026-8667)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8667)
- [https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-2-2-released/](https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-2-2-released/)
- [https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work\_items/600228](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/600228)
- [https://hackerone.com/reports/3598070](https://hackerone.com/reports/3598070)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-8667 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-8667.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2026-8667 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T03:10:01.812Z