Multiple vulnerabilities in GitLab (August 13, 2026)
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GitLab. Some of them allow an attacker to cause privilege escalation, remote denial of service and data confidentiality breach.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Multiple vulnerabilities in GitLab allow privilege escalation, remote denial of service, and data confidentiality breaches.
- Who is affected
- GitLab deployments across affected versions.
- Urgency
- High; multiple attack vectors including privilege escalation and data theft.
- Action
- Upgrade GitLab to patched versions addressing CVE-2026-19228, CVE-2026-18433, CVE-2026-15217, CVE-2026-4879, CVE-2026-16627, CVE-2026-15423, CVE-2026-6821, and CVE-2026-18244.
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Details
Original advisory: https://www.cert.ssi.gouv.fr/avis/CERTFR-2026-AVI-1013/
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-192280.23% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 14% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-184330.29% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 21% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-152170.26% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 18% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-48790.24% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 15% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-166270.36% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 29% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-154230.26% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 18% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-68210.28% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 20% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-182440.21% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 11% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2025-94860.22% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 13% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-74270.47% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 40% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-19228 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2026-18433 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2026-15217 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2026-4879 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2026-16627 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2026-15423 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2026-6821 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2026-18244 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2025-9486 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2026-7427 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2026-8667 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2026-15216 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2026-16494 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Same CVEs, other sources
How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.
- unknownNCSC-2026-0297 [1.00] [M/H] Vulnerabilities patched in GitLab Enterprise Edition and Community Editionncsc-nl
- high[NEW] [high] GitLab: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund
- mediumCVE-2026-6821: GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 12.0 before 19.0.6, 19.…nvd
- mediumCVE-2026-4879: GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 16.0 before 19.0.6, 19.…nvd
- highCVE-2026-19228: GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 19.1 before 19.1.4 and…nvd
- mediumCVE-2026-18433: GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 19.1 before 19.1.4 and…nvd
- highCVE-2026-16494: GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 19.1 before 19.1.4 and…nvd
- highCVE-2026-15217: GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.2 before 19.0.6,…nvd
- highCVE-2026-15216: GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.2 before 19.0.6,…nvd
- lowCVE-2025-9486: GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 15.6 before 19.0.6, 19.…nvd
- mediumCVE-2026-8667: GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.6 before 19.0.6, …nvd
- mediumCVE-2026-7427: GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.5 before 19.0.6, …nvd
Recent advisories for GitLab
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- unknownexploitedNCSC-2026-0367 [1.00] [H/H] Kwetsbaarheid verholpen in GitLab Community en Enterprise Editionsncsc-nl · 2026-09-12
- criticalCVE-2026-87719: GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.3 before 19.1.8, 19…nvd · 2026-09-12
- criticalexploitedCVE-2026-85706: GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.7 before 19.1.8,…nvd · 2026-09-12
- criticalexploitedGitLab security advisory (AV26-917)cccs · 2026-09-11
- highexploited[NEU] [hoch] GitLab: Mehrere Schwachstellencert-bund · 2026-09-11
- criticalexploitedCVE-2026-85706: GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Path Traversal Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2026-09-11
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