---
id: CVE-2026-104661
title: >-
  GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 17.0
  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 authenticated user holding a custom role
  with co…
summary: >-
  GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 17.0
  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 authenticated user holding a custom role
  with co…
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-266
vendor: gitlab
product: gitlab
affected:
  - 'gitlab >= 17.0.0, < 19.2.8'
  - 'gitlab >= 19.3.0, < 19.3.5'
  - 'gitlab >= 19.4.0, < 19.4.2'
patched:
  - gitlab 19.4.2
published: '2026-10-13'
updated: '2026-10-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-14T14:10:27.793'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-104661'
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/621386'
    label: cve@gitlab.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00184
epssPercentile: 0.07937
ingestedAt: '2026-10-13T03:13:18.987Z'
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-13T15:09:27.754770Z'
---

## Overview

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 17.0 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 authenticated user holding a custom role with compliance framework administration permissions to configure and execute a specially crafted compliance pipeline across group projects due to improper privilege assignment.

## Affected

- `gitlab >= 17.0.0, < 19.2.8`
- `gitlab >= 19.3.0, < 19.3.5`
- `gitlab >= 19.4.0, < 19.4.2`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `gitlab 19.4.2`