CVE-2026-5262
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CVE-2026-5262 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.1/10 on the CVSS scale. GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.1.0 before 18.9.6, 18.10 before 18.10.4, and 18.11 before 18.11.1 that under certain conditions could have allowed an unauthenticated user to access tokens in the Storybook development environment due to improper input validation.. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.1.0 before 18.9.6, 18.10 before 18.10.4, and 18.11 before 18.11.1 that under certain conditions could have allowed an unauthenticated user to access tokens in the Storybook development environment due to improper input validation.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gitlab | Gitlab | >= 16.1.0, < 18.9.6 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | >= 18.10.0, < 18.10.4 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | 18.11.0 |
References
- https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/04/22/patch-release-gitlab-18-11-1-released/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://hackerone.com/reports/3574642Permissions Required
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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