CVE-2026-8716 (GCVE-0-2026-8716)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-27 17:54 – Updated: 2026-05-27 19:36
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference in GitLab
Summary
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 12.7 before 18.10.7, 18.11 before 18.11.4, and 19.0 before 19.0.1 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user to access CI data from a different ref type than intended.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-05-27 19:34 UTC
CWE
- CWE-706 - Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference
Assigner
References
Impacted products
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