Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2026-1230

 

Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2026-1230

Published: March 12, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU123959
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-1230
CWE-ID: CWE-706
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect validation of branch references in repository download. A remote user can cause repository downloads to contain different code than displayed in the web interface.


Affected software

Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition

How to mitigate CVE-2026-1230

Install updates from vendor's website.

Gitlab Community Edition - addressed in versions 18.7.6, 18.8.6, 18.9.2
GitLab Enterprise Edition - addressed in versions 18.7.6, 18.8.6, 18.9.2

External References

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