Vulnerability · Published Jan 22, 2026 · Assigned by GitLab
CVE-2026-0723Unchecked Return Value in GitLab
High 7.4
In plain English
A high-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 1.0% (higher than 64% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.4High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 35.8% 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 18.6 before 18.6.4, 18.7 before 18.7.2, and 18.8 before 18.8.2 that could have allowed an individual with existing knowledge of a victim's credential ID to bypass two-factor authentication by submitting forged device responses.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-252 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
References
- GitLab Issue #585333 issue-tracking, permissions-required
- HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #3476052 technical-description, exploit, permissions-required
- https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/01/21/patch-release-gitlab-18-8-2-released/