CVE-2026-2238 — MEDIUM (5.3)

Q: How severe is CVE-2026-2238?

CVE-2026-2238 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2026-2238?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Gitlab Gitlab.

Vulnerability Description

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.5 before 18.11.6, 19.0 before 19.0.3, and 19.1 before 19.1.1 that under certain conditions could have allowed an unauthenticated user to view confidential issue references on public projects due to improper authorization checks.

CVSS Score

5.3

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

LOW

Integrity

NONE

Availability

NONE

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gitlab	Gitlab	>= 17.5.0, < 18.11.6

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-862

References

https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-1-1-released/Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/589186Broken Link
https://hackerone.com/reports/3543011Permissions Required

FAQ

What is CVE-2026-2238?

CVE-2026-2238 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.3 (MEDIUM). GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.5 before 18.11.6, 19.0 before 19.0.3, and 19.1 before 19.1.1 that under certain conditions could have allowed an unauthent...

How severe is CVE-2026-2238?

CVE-2026-2238 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2026-2238?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Gitlab Gitlab.