---
id: CVE-2026-84284
title: >-
  GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from
  17.11 before 19.2.8, all 19.3 versions, and 19.4 before 19.4.2 that, under
  certain conditions, could have allowed an unauthenticated user to read work
  item conten…
summary: >-
  GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from
  17.11 before 19.2.8, all 19.3 versions, and 19.4 before 19.4.2 that, under
  certain conditions, could have allowed an unauthenticated user to read work
  item conten…
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
vendor: gitlab
product: gitlab
affected:
  - 'gitlab >= 17.11.0, < 19.2.8'
  - 'gitlab >= 19.3.0, < 19.4.2'
patched:
  - gitlab 19.4.2
published: '2026-10-13'
updated: '2026-10-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-14T20:17:59.720'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84284'
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/627167'
    label: cve@gitlab.com
  - url: 'https://hackerone.com/reports/3551698'
    label: cve@gitlab.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00222
epssPercentile: 0.1263
ingestedAt: '2026-10-13T03:13:18.998Z'
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-14T19:11:56.764013Z'
---

## Overview

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.11 before 19.2.8, all 19.3 versions, and 19.4 before 19.4.2 that, under certain conditions, could have allowed an unauthenticated user to read work item contents from private groups and projects due to incorrect authorization checks.

## Affected

- `gitlab >= 17.11.0, < 19.2.8`
- `gitlab >= 19.3.0, < 19.4.2`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `gitlab 19.4.2`