CVE-2026-2238
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CVE-2026-2238 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.3/10 on the CVSS scale. GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.5 before 18.11.6, 19.0 before 19.0.3, and 19.1 before 19.1.1 that under certain conditions could have allowed an unauthenticated user to view confidential issue references on public projects due to improper authorization checks.. EPSS estimates a 0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.5 before 18.11.6, 19.0 before 19.0.3, and 19.1 before 19.1.1 that under certain conditions could have allowed an unauthenticated user to view confidential issue references on public projects due to improper authorization checks.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gitlab | Gitlab | >= 17.5.0, < 18.11.6 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | >= 19.0.0, < 19.0.3 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | 19.1.0 |
References
- https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-1-1-released/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://hackerone.com/reports/3543011Permissions Required
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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