CVE-2026-1516 | GitLab Enterprise Edition up to 18.8.8/18.9.4/18.10.2 code injection
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A vulnerability was found in GitLab Enterprise Edition up to 18.8.8/18.9.4/18.10.2 . It has been classified as critical . The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes code injection. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-1516 . The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.
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VDB-356474 · CVE-2026-1516 · GCVE-0-2026-1516
GITLAB ENTERPRISE EDITION UP TO 18.8.8/18.9.4/18.10.2 CODE INJECTION
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Summaryinfo
A vulnerability was found in GitLab Enterprise Edition up to 18.8.8/18.9.4/18.10.2. It has been declared as critical. This affects an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to code injection. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-1516. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
Detailsinfo
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in GitLab Enterprise Edition up to 18.8.8/18.9.4/18.10.2. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.0.0 before 18.8.9, 18.9 before 18.9.5, and 18.10 before 18.10.3 that in Code Quality reports could have allowed an authenticated user to leak IP addresses of users viewing the report via specially crafted content.
The weakness was shared by Maksyche. The advisory is available at hackerone.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-1516 since 01/28/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
Upgrading to version 18.8.9, 18.9.5 or 18.10.3 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at about.gitlab.com.
Productinfo
Type
Bug Tracking Software
Vendor
GitLab
Name
Enterprise Edition
Version
18.8.0
18.8.1
18.8.2
18.8.3
18.8.4
18.8.5
18.8.6
18.8.7
18.8.8
18.9.0
18.9.1
18.9.2
18.9.3
18.9.4
18.10.0
18.10.1
18.10.2
License
commercial
Website
Vendor: https://gitlab.com/
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CVSSv3info
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CNA Base Score: 5.7
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Exploitinginfo
Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasuresinfo
Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Enterprise Edition 18.8.9/18.9.5/18.10.3
Timelineinfo
01/28/2026 CVE reserved
04/09/2026 +70 days Advisory disclosed
04/09/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/09/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update
Sourcesinfo
Vendor: gitlab.com
Advisory: hackerone.com
Researcher: Maksyche
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-1516 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-1516
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-356474
Entryinfo
Created: 04/09/2026 02:44
Changes: 04/09/2026 02:44 (66)
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Cache ID: 99:564:101
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