CVE-2026-16627
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
7.7
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.4%
29.4th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-79
Published 2026-08-12 · modified 2026-08-19
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
| Attack Vector | N | Network |
| Attack Complexity | H | High |
| Privileges Required | L | Low |
| User Interaction | R | Required |
| Scope | C | Changed |
| Confidentiality | H | High |
| Integrity | H | High |
| Availability | N | None |
Timeline
- 2026-08-12 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-08-19 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 19.2 before 19.2.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with developer-role permissions to escalate privileges due to improper sanitization of HTML content rendered in a CI job modal.