Missing Authorization Affecting gitlab-rails-19.1 package, versions <19.1.4-r0
Threat Intelligence
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- published19 Aug 2026
- disclosed12 Aug 2026
Introduced: 12 Aug 2026
CVE-2026-16494 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Minimos:latest gitlab-rails-19.1 to version 19.1.4-r0 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gitlab-rails-19.1 package and not the gitlab-rails-19.1 package as distributed by Minimos.
See How to fix? for Minimos:latest relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-16494
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gww4-7jfh-v6mj
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MINI-w265-5jq5-q6f4
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-16494
- https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-2-2-released/
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/606580
- https://hackerone.com/reports/3775445