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
6.5
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 6.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 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)
EPSS
20.9%
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 6× in last 7d / 71× 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 112 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
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  7. 2026-06-29 21:58 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-06-29 21:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  15. 2026-06-27 22:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  17. 2026-06-26 20:25 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-06-26 20:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  20. 2026-06-25 19:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-06-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
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  11. 2026-06-17 20:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  14. 2026-06-16 22:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  17. 2026-06-16 00:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  24. 2026-06-14 02:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-06-13 23:00 UTCEPSS rescore
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  27. 2026-06-13 04:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  30. 2026-06-12 05:12 UTCEG score recompute
  31. 2026-06-12 05:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  34. 2026-06-11 07:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  38. 2026-06-10 09:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  41. 2026-06-08 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
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  43. 2026-06-08 13:26 UTCEG score recompute
  44. 2026-06-08 13:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-06-07 15:30 UTCEG score recompute
  46. 2026-06-07 15:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  48. 2026-06-06 17:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  53. 2026-06-05 19:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-06-05 06:10 UTCEPSS rescore
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  57. 2026-06-04 21:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-06-04 13:12 UTCEPSS rescore
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  60. 2026-06-03 23:45 UTCEG score recompute
  61. 2026-06-03 23:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  66. 2026-06-02 03:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  70. 2026-06-01 05:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
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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 20.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
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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