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CVE-2026-16627
Published:August 12, 2026
Updated:September 01, 2026
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 19.2 before 19.2.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with developer-role permissions to escalate privileges due to improper sanitization of HTML content rendered in a CI job modal.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlabhq.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v19.2.0 <v19.2.2
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v19.2.2
Related Resources (6)
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/606678
https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-2-2-released/
https://hackerone.com/reports/3880796
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16627
https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/16xxx/CVE-2026-16627.json
git://git@gitlab.com:gitlab-org/gitlab.git
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
8.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
PASSIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
HIGH
Subsequent System Integrity
HIGH
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CWE-79
EPSS
Base Score:
0.36