GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 18.7.5/18.8.5/18.9.1 improper removal of sensitive information before storage or transfer

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 18.7.5/18.8.5/18.9.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper removal of sensitive information before storage or transfer. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-1732. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 18.7.5/18.8.5/18.9.1 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper removal of sensitive information before storage or transfer vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-212. The product stores, transfers, or shares a resource that contains sensitive information, but it does not properly remove that information before the product makes the resource available to unauthorized actors. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 12.6 before 18.7.6, 18.8 before 18.8.6, and 18.9 before 18.9.2 that could have allowed an authenticated user to disclose confidential issue titles due to improper filtering under certain circumstances.

The weakness was presented by Modhanami. The advisory is shared for download at hackerone.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-1732 since 02/01/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 301876 (GitLab 12.6 < 18.7.6 / 18.8 < 18.8.6 / 18.9 < 18.9.2 (CVE-2026-1732)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 18.7.6, 18.8.6 or 18.9.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (301876). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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CNA Base Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper removal of sensitive information before storage or transfer
CWE: CWE-212 / CWE-200 / CWE-284
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 301876
Nessus Name: GitLab 12.6 < 18.7.6 / 18.8 < 18.8.6 / 18.9 < 18.9.2 (CVE-2026-1732)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 18.7.6/18.8.6/18.9.2

Timelineinfo

02/01/2026 CVE reserved
03/11/2026 +38 days Advisory disclosed
03/11/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/14/2026 +3 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: hackerone.com
Researcher: Modhanami
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-1732 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-1732
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-350428

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2026 16:56
Updated: 03/14/2026 12:43
Changes: 03/11/2026 16:56 (64), 03/12/2026 05:21 (2), 03/14/2026 12:43 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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