Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU132677

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 v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green

CVE-ID: CVE-2026-8716

CWE-ID: CWE-706

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: GitLab, Inc

Affected software:
GitLab Enterprise Edition
Gitlab Community Edition

Detailed vulnerability description

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.

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