---
id: CVE-2026-81839
title: >-
  GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.1
  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 to execute arbitrary
  CI/CD pi…
summary: >-
  GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.1
  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 to execute arbitrary
  CI/CD pi…
severity: high
cvss: 7.7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-863
vendor: gitlab
product: gitlab
affected:
  - 'gitlab >= 18.1.0, < 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: '2026-10-14T14:07:43.407'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81839'
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/624150'
    label: cve@gitlab.com
  - url: 'https://hackerone.com/reports/3925062'
    label: cve@gitlab.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00279
epssPercentile: 0.20268
ingestedAt: '2026-10-13T03:13:18.997Z'
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-10-14T03:59:09.424573Z'
---

## Overview

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.1 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 to execute arbitrary CI/CD pipelines in a transferred project with the new group's privileges due to improper cleanup of scheduled pipeline execution policy records.

## Affected

- `gitlab >= 18.1.0, < 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`