GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 18.10.6/18.11.3/19.0.0 name resolution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 18.10.6/18.11.3/19.0.0. Impacted is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to name resolution. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-8716. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 18.10.6/18.11.3/19.0.0. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a name resolution vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-706. The product uses a name or reference to access a resource, but the name/reference resolves to a resource that is outside of the intended control sphere. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 12.7 before 18.10.7, 18.11 before 18.11.4, and 19.0 before 19.0.1 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user to access CI data from a different ref type than intended.

The advisory is available at gitlab.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-8716 since 05/15/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 317942 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-8716), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 18.10.7, 18.11.4 or 19.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at about.gitlab.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (317942) and EUVD (EUVD-2026-32617). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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CVSSv3info

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

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Name resolution
CWE: CWE-706
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 317942
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-8716

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 18.10.7/18.11.4/19.0.1

Timelineinfo

05/15/2026 CVE reserved
05/27/2026 +12 days Advisory disclosed
05/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/01/2026 +5 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: gitlab.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-8716 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-8716
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-366514
EUVD: 🔒

Entryinfo

Created: 05/27/2026 22:01
Updated: 06/01/2026 14:58
Changes: 05/27/2026 22:01 (64), 05/28/2026 00:36 (1), 06/01/2026 14:58 (2)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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