CVE-2026-6883
Publication date 14 May 2026
Last updated 22 May 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 15.7 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 bypass merge request approval requirements due to improper cleanup of orphaned policy records.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| gitlab | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release |
| 25.10 questing | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release |
Notes
mdeslaur
GitLab isn't maintainable as a distro package, and was removed from Ubuntu because of this. We will not be fixing security issues in the gitlab package in Xenial.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
2.6 · Low
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | High |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | Low |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |