CVE-2026-7487

Q: How do I fix CVE-2026-7487?

Upgrade gitlab to 19.2.5 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2026-7487 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-7487 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.22% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 13% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2026-7487?

CVE-2026-7487 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.5, rated low. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2026-7487 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for gitlab (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

LOW

3.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 13.1 before 19.1.7, 19.2 before 19.2.5, and 19.3 before 19.3.1 that, under certain conditions, an authenticated user with reporter-role permissions who authored a merge request could have reset merge request approval rules due to improper authorization checks.

CWE-1280

How to fix

Remediation Available

gitlabNVD

Affected:>= 19.2.0, < 19.2.5Fixed in:19.2.5CVE-2026-7487derived from NVD

Affected:>= 13.1.0, < 19.1.7Fixed in:19.1.7CVE-2026-7487derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.22%probability of exploitation in 30 days

13thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 13% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

docs.gitlab.com

Third-Party Advisory1

hackerone.com

Issue Tracking1

gitlab.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-1280 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2026-86341	Medium	4.4	0.3%	-	-
CVE-2026-3607	Medium	4.3	0.2%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2026-7487?

Upgrade gitlab to 19.2.5 or later.

Is CVE-2026-7487 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-7487 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.22% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 13% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2026-7487?

CVE-2026-7487 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.5, rated low. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2026-7487 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for gitlab (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-08-31.