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        "cveId": "CVE-2026-4398",
        "assignerOrgId": "ceab7361-8a18-47b1-92ba-4d7d25f6715a",
        "state": "PUBLISHED",
        "dateReserved": "2026-03-18T17:04:36.341Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2026-08-27T17:53:14.609Z",
        "assignerShortName": "GitLab",
        "datePublished": "2026-08-27T17:53:14.609Z"
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            "title": "Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in GitLab",
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                {
                    "lang": "en",
                    "value": "GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.3 before 19.1.7, 19.2 before 19.2.5, and 19.3 before 19.3.1 that, under certain conditions, an authenticated user could have assigned compliance frameworks from namespaces they were not authorized to access to their own project, due to missing namespace validation on self-managed instances."
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                    "vendor": "GitLab",
                    "product": "GitLab",
                    "repo": "git://git@gitlab.com:gitlab-org/gitlab.git",
                    "cpes": [
                        "cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
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                            "version": "18.3",
                            "status": "affected",
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                            "versionType": "semver"
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                            "versionType": "semver"
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                            "version": "19.3",
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                            "lang": "en",
                            "description": "CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key",
                            "cweId": "CWE-639",
                            "type": "CWE"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "references": [
                {
                    "url": "https://hackerone.com/reports/3549150",
                    "name": "HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #3549150",
                    "tags": [
                        "technical-description",
                        "exploit",
                        "permissions-required"
                    ]
                },
                {
                    "url": "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/600360"
                },
                {
                    "url": "https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-3-1-released/"
                }
            ],
            "metrics": [
                {
                    "format": "CVSS",
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                        {
                            "lang": "en",
                            "value": "GENERAL"
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                        "version": "3.1",
                        "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N",
                        "attackVector": "NETWORK",
                        "attackComplexity": "LOW",
                        "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
                        "userInteraction": "NONE",
                        "scope": "UNCHANGED",
                        "confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
                        "integrityImpact": "LOW",
                        "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
                        "baseScore": 5.4,
                        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM"
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            "solutions": [
                {
                    "lang": "en",
                    "value": "Upgrade to versions 19.1.7, 19.2.5, 19.3.1 or above."
                }
            ],
            "credits": [
                {
                    "lang": "en",
                    "value": "Thanks [bountyyfi](https://hackerone.com/bountyyfi) for reporting this vulnerability through our HackerOne bug bounty program",
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