Vulnerability · Published Mar 12, 2026 · Assigned by GitLab
CVE-2026-1182Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer in GitLab
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in GitLab from GitLab. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 11% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 89.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 8.14 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 gain unauthorized access to confidential issue title created in public projects under certain circumstances.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-212 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
References
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/586613
- HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #3515716 technical-description, exploit, permissions-required