CVE-2026-5296

MEDIUM 4.3 PoC AVAILABLE

Published 2026-05-27 · Last modified 2026-05-27

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.7 before 18.10.7, 18.11 before 18.11.4, and 19.0 before 19.0.1 that when foundational flows were enabled at the group level, could have allowed an authenticated user with developer-role permissions to bypass flow restrictions under certain conditions.

EXPLOIT AVAILABLE

Public exploit or PoC code exists. Modeled probability is still low, but the barrier to attack is reduced — watch closely.

Exploitation likelihood

0.2%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 9th percentile

○ In CISA KEV ● Public exploit / PoC

Impact if exploited

4.3CVSS 3.1 · MEDIUM

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

What an attacker needs

✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
⚠Privileges: Requires a low-privilege account
✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable

✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it

Proof of concept & exploit code

PoC https://hackerone.com/reports/3626303

Listed for defensive triage and patch prioritization.

Affected

Vendors Gitlab

Products Gitlab

Weakness (CWE)

CWE-862: Missing authorization

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

References

Exploits & PoC

https://hackerone.com/reports/3626303 technical-descriptionexploitpermissions-required

Technical & other

Sources: NVD · CVE.org · EPSS