---
id: CVE-2026-8937
title: >-
  GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from
  19.0 before 19.2.7, 19.3 before 19.3.3, and 19.4 before 19.4.1 that under
  certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user to read private
  child issue …
summary: >-
  GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from
  19.0 before 19.2.7, 19.3 before 19.3.3, and 19.4 before 19.4.1 that under
  certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user to read private
  child issue …
severity: medium
cvss: 4.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-862
vendor: gitlab
product: gitlab
affected:
  - 'gitlab >= 19.0.0, < 19.2.7'
  - 'gitlab >= 19.3.0, < 19.3.3'
  - gitlab = 19.4.0
patched:
  - gitlab 19.3.3
published: '2026-09-29'
updated: '2026-10-05'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-05T17:05:34.863'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8937'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-4-1-released/
    label: cve@gitlab.com
  - url: 'https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/600533'
    label: cve@gitlab.com
  - url: 'https://hackerone.com/reports/3702369'
    label: cve@gitlab.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00227
epssPercentile: 0.13349
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-29T12:41:39.276929Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-29T10:31:36.315Z'
---

## Overview

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 19.0 before 19.2.7, 19.3 before 19.3.3, and 19.4 before 19.4.1 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user to read private child issue contents, including titles and descriptions, from projects they had no access to, due to missing authorization checks on linked work items within visible epics.

## Affected

- `gitlab >= 19.0.0, < 19.2.7`
- `gitlab >= 19.3.0, < 19.3.3`
- `gitlab = 19.4.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `gitlab 19.3.3`