Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') in GitLab

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-1516
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerGitLab
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-04-08 23:16:57 UTC
Updated2026-04-14 17:03:01 UTC
DescriptionGitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.0.0 before 18.8.9, 18.9 before 18.9.5, and 18.10 before 18.10.3 that in Code Quality reports could have allowed an authenticated user to leak IP addresses of users viewing the report via specially crafted content.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.7 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS: 0.000450000 probability, percentile 0.135380000 (date 2026-04-15)

Problem Types: CWE-94 | CWE-94 CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary5.7MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
3.1CNACVSS5.7MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gitlab Gitlab All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA GitLab GitLab affected 18.0.0 18.8.9 semver Not specified
CNA GitLab GitLab affected 18.9 18.9.5 semver Not specified
CNA GitLab GitLab affected 18.10 18.10.3 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/587893 [email protected] gitlab.com Broken Link
about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/04/08/patch-release-gitlab-18-10-3-released [email protected] about.gitlab.com Vendor Advisory, Release Notes
hackerone.com/reports/3514461 [email protected] hackerone.com Permissions Required
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: Thanks [maksyche](https://hackerone.com/maksyche) for reporting this vulnerability through our HackerOne bug bounty program (en)

Additional Advisory Data

Solutions

CNA: Upgrade to versions 18.8.9, 18.9.5, 18.10.3 or above.

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