An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition 8.x (starting in 8.9), 9.x, 10.x, and 11.x before 11.5.9, 11.6.x before 11.6.7, and 11.7.x before 11.7.2. It has Incorrect Access Control. Guest users are able to add reaction emojis on comments to which they have no visibility.
Severity
CVSS 3.1
3.7 low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS
0.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 60% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)