---
id: CVE-2026-5296
title: >-
  GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.7
  before 18.10.7, 18.11 before 18.11.4, and 19.0 before 19.0.1 that when
  foundational flows were enabled at the group level, could have allowed an
  authenticated u…
summary: >-
  GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.7
  before 18.10.7, 18.11 before 18.11.4, and 19.0 before 19.0.1 that when
  foundational flows were enabled at the group level, could have allowed an
  authenticated u…
severity: medium
cvss: 4.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-862
vendor: gitlab
product: gitlab
affected:
  - 'gitlab >= 18.7.0, < 18.10.7'
  - 'gitlab >= 18.11.0, < 18.11.4'
  - gitlab = 19.0.0
patched:
  - gitlab 18.11.4
published: '2026-05-27'
updated: '2026-10-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-14T20:10:00.190'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5296'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/05/27/patch-release-gitlab-19-0-1-released/
    label: cve@gitlab.com
  - url: 'https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/595423'
    label: cve@gitlab.com
  - url: 'https://hackerone.com/reports/3626303'
    label: cve@gitlab.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00335
epssPercentile: 0.25239
ingestedAt: '2026-10-14T20:53:12.335Z'
---

## Overview

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.7 before 18.10.7, 18.11 before 18.11.4, and 19.0 before 19.0.1 that when foundational flows were enabled at the group level, could have allowed an authenticated user with developer-role permissions to bypass flow restrictions under certain conditions.

## Affected

- `gitlab >= 18.7.0, < 18.10.7`
- `gitlab >= 18.11.0, < 18.11.4`
- `gitlab = 19.0.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `gitlab 18.11.4`