CVE-2026-16627
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CVE-2026-16627 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9/10 on the CVSS scale. GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 19.2 before 19.2.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with developer-role permissions to escalate privileges due to improper sanitization of HTML content rendered in a CI job modal.. EPSS estimates a 0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 19.2 before 19.2.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with developer-role permissions to escalate privileges due to improper sanitization of HTML content rendered in a CI job modal.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gitlab | Gitlab | >= 19.2.0, < 19.2.2 |
References
- https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-2-2-released/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://hackerone.com/reports/3880796Permissions Required
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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