Medium severity4.3NVD Advisory· Published Aug 12, 2026· Updated Aug 19, 2026
CVE-2026-6821
CVE-2026-6821
Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 12.0 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 to bypass IP-based access restrictions and read limited merge request information from a private project due to missing authorization checks in a merge requests API endpoint.
AI Insight
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Affected products
3- Range: from 12.0 before 19.0.6, 19.1 before 19.1.4, and 19.2 before 19.2.2
- Range: from 12.0 before 19.0.6, 19.1 before 19.1.4, and 19.2 before 19.2.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-2-2-released/nvdRelease Notes
- hackerone.com/reports/3674254nvdPermissions Required
News mentions
2- GitLab: Nine Vulnerabilities Including XSS and Auth Bypass Patched in Coordinated August 12 ReleaseVypr Intelligence · Aug 12, 2026
- GitLab Patch Release: 19.2.2, 19.1.4, 19.0.6GitLab Security Releases · Aug 12, 2026