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title: "CVE-2026-14814: GitLab CE/EE - Broken Access Control"
description: "GitLab CE/EE < 19.2.8, 19.3 < 19.3.5, and 19.4 < 19.4.2 contain a cache poisoning vulnerability caused by improper validation of repository references, letting users poison cached raw repository files causing CI/CD pipelines to execute crafted content and expose protected environment variables, exploit requires specific repository conditions."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-14814/
---

# CVE-2026-14814 GitLab CE/EE - Broken Access Control

GitLab CE/EE < 19.2.8, 19.3 < 19.3.5, and 19.4 < 19.4.2 contain a cache poisoning vulnerability caused by improper validation of repository references, letting users poison cached raw repository files causing CI/CD pipelines to execute crafted content and expose protected environment variables, exploit requires specific repository conditions.

CVSS base score 8.2 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

EPSS

0.24% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14814)

## Details

Type

Broken Access Control

Impact

Remote Code Execution, Information Disclosure

CVSS vector

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

Published

13 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-625](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/625.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to versions 19.2.8, 19.3.5, 19.4.2 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14814](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14814)
- [https://hackerone.com/reports/3832707](https://hackerone.com/reports/3832707)
- [https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-4-2-released/](https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-4-2-released/)
- [https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work\_items/604950](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/604950)

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- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
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