GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.9 before 19.2.8, 19.3 before 19.3.5, and 19.4 before 19.4.2 that, under certain conditions, could have allowed an authenticated user with a fine-grained Personal Access Token scoped only to user-boundary import permissions to import projects into group namespaces beyond the token's intended scope, due to incorrect authorization of the import target namespace.
This vulnerability carries a LOW severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 3.1, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network but requires specific conditions to be met without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited integrity, for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from gitlab organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Reported in 2026, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.
2026-10-13T02:17:00.057
2026-10-16T19:17:43.940
Analyzed
CVSSv3.1: 3.1 (LOW)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | gitlab | gitlab | < 19.2.8 | Yes |
| Application | gitlab | gitlab | < 19.2.8 | Yes |
| Application | gitlab | gitlab | < 19.3.5 | Yes |
| Application | gitlab | gitlab | < 19.3.5 | Yes |
| Application | gitlab | gitlab | < 19.4.2 | Yes |
| Application | gitlab | gitlab | < 19.4.2 | Yes |
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