Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference in GitLab Enterprise Edition and Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2026-8716

 

Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference in GitLab Enterprise Edition and Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2026-8716

Published: May 28, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU132677
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-8716
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 name resolution in Pipelines. A remote user can access CI data from a different ref type than intended.


Affected software

GitLab Enterprise Edition
Gitlab Community Edition

How to mitigate CVE-2026-8716

Install updates from vendor's website.

GitLab Enterprise Edition - addressed in versions 18.10.7, 18.11.4, 19.0.1
Gitlab Community Edition - addressed in versions 18.10.7, 18.11.4, 19.0.1

External References

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