---
id: CVE-2026-85529
title: >-
  GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from
  19.2 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 unauthenticated user to read
  internal notes a…
summary: >-
  GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from
  19.2 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 unauthenticated user to read
  internal notes a…
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 >= 19.2.0, < 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: '2026-10-14T20:17:59.840'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85529'
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/627709'
    label: cve@gitlab.com
  - url: 'https://hackerone.com/reports/3975416'
    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: '2026-10-14T19:12:27.274179Z'
---

## Overview

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 19.2 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 unauthenticated user to read internal notes and confidential system notes on public projects due to improper authorization in the GraphQL API.

## Affected

- `gitlab >= 19.2.0, < 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`