---
id: CVE-2026-16275
title: >-
  GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from
  17.4 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 unauthenticated user to read
  confidential not…
summary: >-
  GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from
  17.4 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 unauthenticated user to read
  confidential not…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-863
published: '2026-10-13'
updated: '2026-10-13'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-13T02:16:58.457'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16275'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-4-2-released/
    label: cve@gitlab.com
  - url: 'https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/606490'
    label: cve@gitlab.com
  - url: 'https://hackerone.com/reports/3815259'
    label: cve@gitlab.com
tags:
  - nvd
ingestedAt: '2026-10-13T03:13:18.991Z'
---

## Overview

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.4 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 unauthenticated user to read confidential notes on public projects due to incorrect authorization checks.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.