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CVE-2026-1230 (GCVE-0-2026-1230)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-11 16:05 – Updated: 2026-03-11 19:46
VLAI
Title
Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference in GitLab
Summary
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 1.0 before 18.7.6, 18.8 before 18.8.6, and 18.9 before 18.9.2 that could have allowed an authenticated user to cause repository downloads to contain different code than displayed in the web interface due to incorrect validation of branch references under certain circumstances.
Severity
4.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-03-11 19:45 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-706 - Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
GitLab GitLab Affected: 1.0 , < 18.7.6 (semver)
Affected: 18.8 , < 18.8.6 (semver)
Affected: 18.9 , < 18.9.2 (semver)
    cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Credits
Thanks [st4nly0n](https://hackerone.com/st4nly0n) for reporting this vulnerability through our HackerOne bug bounty program
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