A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 18.9.6/18.10.5/18.11.2. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Private Group Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to missing authorization.

This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-8144. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Upgrading the affected component is advised.