GitLab CE/EE Two-Factor Authentication Bypass via Forged Device Responses
CVE-2026-0723 is a high-severity vulnerability in GitLab Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE) authentication services, affecting versions 18.6 before 18.6.4, 18.7 before 18.7.2, and 18.8 before 18.8.2. The flaw is described as an unchecked return value issue in the authentication flow. Under the documented conditions, an attacker who already knows a victim's credential ID can submit forged device responses and bypass two-factor authentication (2FA). The issue impacts GitLab's device-based authentication handling and can result in unauthorized authentication despite 2FA protections being enabled.
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A critical authentication flaw in GitLab that allows bypass of two-factor authentication (2FA) due to an unchecked return value in authentication services, enabling forged device responses when the attacker knows the target account ID.
GitLab two-factor authentication bypass via forged device responses when an attacker already has valid user credentials.
A GitLab CE/EE vulnerability that could allow two-factor authentication bypass if an attacker knows a victim's credential ID and submits forged device responses.
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