---
id: CVE-2026-85529
title: >-
  GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from
  19.2 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
  internal notes a…
summary: >-
  GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from
  19.2 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
  internal notes a…
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: '2026-10-13T02:17:00.317'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85529'
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/627709'
    label: cve@gitlab.com
  - url: 'https://hackerone.com/reports/3975416'
    label: cve@gitlab.com
tags:
  - nvd
ingestedAt: '2026-10-13T03:13:18.998Z'
---

## Overview

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 19.2 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 internal notes and confidential system notes on public projects due to improper authorization in the GraphQL API.

## Remediation

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