# CVE-2026-14210: GitLab CE/EE incorrect authorization in fine-grained personal access tokens

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-14210-gitlab-has-remediated-an-issue-in-gitlab-ce-ee-affecting-all  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-10-13. Updated: 2026-10-16  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-14210 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4.3 · Published 2026-10-13

GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition contain an authorization flaw that allows authenticated users with project-scoped personal access tokens to permanently delete or modify labels that belong to groups. An attacker with a limited-scope token could escalate their privileges to tamper with group-level data, causing data loss or disruption to project organization and workflows.

Technologies: [GitLab](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/gitlab), [GitLab CE](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/gitlab-ce), [GitLab EE](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/gitlab-ee). Vendors: [GitLab](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/gitlab).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-14210 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-14210 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-14210?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.3, published 13 October 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** GitLab CE 18.11 to before 19.2.8, 19.3 to before 19.3.5, 19.4 to before 19.4.2; GitLab EE 18.11 to before 19.2.8, 19.3 to before 19.3.5, 19.4 to before 19.4.2.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-14210?** Yes: fixed in GitLab CE 19.2.8, 19.3.5, 19.4.2; GitLab EE 19.2.8, 19.3.5, 19.4.2. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-14210 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-14210?** Check whether you run GitLab, GitLab CE or GitLab EE at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- Fixed in GitLab CE 19.2.8, 19.3.5, 19.4.2; GitLab EE 19.2.8, 19.3.5, 19.4.2

## Technical details

An authenticated attacker with a project-scoped fine-grained Personal Access Token (PAT) can exploit incorrect authorization logic in label ownership scope validation to delete or modify group-level labels they should not have access to. This is a privilege escalation via scope bypass requiring an authenticated attacker and a specially crafted PAT. A fix is available in GitLab 19.2.8, 19.3.5, and 19.4.2.

## Affected products

- GitLab GitLab CE 18.11 to before 19.2.8, 19.3 to before 19.3.5, 19.4 to before 19.4.2
- GitLab GitLab EE 18.11 to before 19.2.8, 19.3 to before 19.3.5, 19.4 to before 19.4.2

## Timeline

- 2026-10-13: disclosed
- 2026-10-12: patched

## References

- [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/604538](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/604538)

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