Reliance on Reverse DNS Resolution for a Security-Critical Action in GitLab
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-12635 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | GitLab |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-06-25 05:16:51 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-06-26 18:29:37 UTC |
| Description | GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 8.3 before 18.11.6, 19.0 before 19.0.3, and 19.1 before 19.1.1 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with maintainer-role permissions to make requests to internal network resources through mirror synchronization due to improper URL validation. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 3.1 LOW from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS: 0.001530000 probability, percentile 0.048080000 (date 2026-06-29)
Problem Types: CWE-350 | CWE-350 CWE-350: Reliance on Reverse DNS Resolution for a Security-Critical Action
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 3.1 | LOW | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 0 | NONE | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:N |
| 3.1 | CNA | CVSS | 0 | NONE | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:N |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
HighPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
LowIntegrity
NoneAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/594321 | [email protected] | gitlab.com | Broken Link |
| docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-1-1-released | [email protected] | docs.gitlab.com | Release Notes, Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: This vulnerability has been discovered internally by GitLab team member Félix Veillette-Potvin (en)
Additional Advisory Data
Solutions
CNA: Upgrade to versions 18.11.6, 19.0.3, 19.1.1 or above.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.