CVE-2026-14288

Low

Description

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 17.4 before 19.3.6, 19.4 before 19.4.3, and 19.5 before 19.5.1 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated to bypass a required merge request approval policy on a protected branch due to improper access control during approval rule synchronization.

SeverityLow

CVSS3.1

Exploit probability—

Product

Gitlab

PublishedOct 22, 2026

First seenOct 22, 2026

Weakness typeCWE-706CWE-706

How to fix

Update

gitlab gitlab19.3.6, 19.4.3 or later

Vendor advisories

docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-5-1-released/

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
gitlab gitlab	17.4.0 ≤ v < 19.3.6, 19.4.0 ≤ v < 19.4.3, 19.5.0	19.3.6, 19.4.3

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