CVE-2026-4524

MEDIUMNVD 6.56.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 6.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-05-14. NVD baseline CVSS 6.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
6.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.9.1 before 18.9.7, 18.10 before 18.10.6, and 18.11 before 18.11.3 that could have allowed an authenticated user to access confidential issue content in public projects without proper authorization due to improper authorization checks.

CVSS v3
6.5
EG Score
6.5(medium)
EG Risk
29(Track)
EG Risk 29/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity65% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
21%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 14, 2026

Last Modified

May 15, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated May 14, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

GitLab.org / GitLab · GitLab

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/594295
generic

GitLab release notes | GitLab Docs

https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/05/13/patch-release-gitlab-18-11-3-released/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-4524(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 37× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 113 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-26 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-25 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-24 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-23 03:16 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-19 14:31 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
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  3. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-01 15:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-06-29 21:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
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  12. 2026-06-27 22:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-06-27 03:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-06-26 20:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-06-25 19:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-06-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
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  28. 2026-06-18 17:52 UTCEPSS rescore
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  30. 2026-06-17 20:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-06-17 17:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-06-16 22:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-06-16 17:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  34. 2026-06-16 00:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-06-15 17:49 UTCEPSS rescore
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  37. 2026-06-15 00:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-06-14 23:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-06-14 02:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-06-13 23:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  41. 2026-06-13 04:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-06-12 23:12 UTCEPSS rescore
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  44. 2026-06-12 05:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-06-11 14:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  46. 2026-06-11 07:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-06-10 22:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  48. 2026-06-10 13:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  49. 2026-06-10 09:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-06-09 11:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-06-08 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  52. 2026-06-08 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  53. 2026-06-08 13:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-06-07 15:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-06-06 17:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-06-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
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  58. 2026-06-05 22:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  59. 2026-06-05 19:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-06-05 06:10 UTCEPSS rescore
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  62. 2026-06-04 21:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-06-04 13:12 UTCEPSS rescore
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  65. 2026-06-03 23:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  66. 2026-06-03 01:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  67. 2026-06-02 20:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  68. 2026-06-02 03:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  69. 2026-06-01 13:52 UTCEPSS rescore
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  71. 2026-06-01 05:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  72. 2026-05-31 22:30 UTCEPSS rescore
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  74. 2026-05-31 00:16 UTCEPSS rescore
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-4524?
CVE-2026-4524 is a medium vulnerability published on May 14, 2026. GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.9.1 before 18.9.7, 18.10 before 18.10.6, and 18.11 before 18.11.3 that could have allowed an authenticated user to access confidential issue content in public projects without proper authorization due to improper…
When was CVE-2026-4524 disclosed?
CVE-2026-4524 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 14, 2026, with the most recent update on May 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-4524 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-4524 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 78.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-4524?
CVE-2026-4524 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-4524?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-4524, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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