Vulnerability · Published Jul 8, 2026 · Assigned by GitLab
CVE-2026-6896Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLab
High 8.7
In plain English
A high-severity cross-site scripting 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 0.4% (higher than 35% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.7High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 65.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 13.11 before 18.11.7, 19.0 before 19.0.4, and 19.1 before 19.1.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with developer-role permissions to execute arbitrary scripts in another user's browser session due to improper sanitization of user-supplied input.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
References
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/597887
- HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #3682085 technical-description, exploit, permissions-required
- https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-1-2-released/