  The light curve of Gaia23bab (= SPICY 97589) shows two significant ($\Delta
G>2$ mag) brightening events, one in 2017 and an ongoing event starting in
2022. The source's quiescent spectral energy distribution indicates an embedded
($A_V>5$ mag) pre-main-sequence star, with optical accretion emission and
mid-infrared disk emission. This characterization is supported by the source's
membership in an embedded cluster in the star-forming cloud DOBASHI 1604 at a
distance of $900\pm45$~pc. Thus, the brightening events are probable accretion
outbursts, likely of EX Lup-type.
