CVE-2026-6063
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in GitLab
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 11.10 before 18.9.7, 18.10 before 18.10.6, and 18.11 before 18.11.3 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with developer-role permissions to remove code owner approval rules from merge requests due to improper access control.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in GitLab
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 11.10 before 18.9.7, 18.10 before 18.10.6, and 18.11 before 18.11.3 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with developer-role permissions to remove code owner approval rules from merge requests due to improper access control.
- Record
CVE-2026-6063- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-30233
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 11.10 before 18.9.7, 18.10 before 18.10.6, and 18.11 before 18.11.3 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with developer-role permissions to remove code owner approval rules from merge requests due to improper access control.
- Record
EUVD-2026-30233- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-57q4-65mf-59mf
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 11.10 before 18.9.7, 18...
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 11.10 before 18.9.7, 18.10 before 18.10.6, and 18.11 before 18.11.3 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with developer-role permissions to remove code owner approval rules from merge requests due to improper access control.
- Record
GHSA-57q4-65mf-59mf- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 11.10 before 18.9.7, 18.10 before 18.10.6, and 18.11 before 18.11.3 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with developer-role permissions to remove code owner approval rules from merge requests due to improper access control.
- Record
CVE-2026-6063- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in GitLab
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 11.10 before 18.9.7, 18.10 before 18.10.6, and 18.11 before 18.11.3 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with developer-role permissions to remove code owner approval rules from merge requests due to improper access control.
- Record
CVE-2026-6063- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-6063
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 11.10 before 18.9.7, 18.10 before 18.10.6, and 18.11 before 18.11.3 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with developer-role permissions to remove code owner approval rules from merge requests due to improper access control.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-6063- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-gitlab-2026-6063 No score
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in GitLab
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 11.10 before 18.9.7, 18.10 before 18.10.6, and 18.11 before 18.11.3 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with developer-role permissions to remove code owner approval rules from merge requests due to improper access control.
- Record
BIT-gitlab-2026-6063- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-6063 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Gitlab, published May 14, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.23%, the 13th percentile. Fixed in gitlab 18.9.7.
References
gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/596332
hackerone.com/reports/3649087
about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/05/13/patch-release-gitlab-18-11-3-released
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6063
github.com/advisories/GHSA-57q4-65mf-59mf
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-6063
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-6063