What is CVE-2026-12436?
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.0 before 19.0.5, 19.1 before 19.1.3, and 19.2 before 19.2.1 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user to modify CI/CD configuration belonging to another user due to improper validation of user-supplied attributes when processing pipeline schedule inputs.
The record classifies CVE-2026-12436 under weakness class CWE-915. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs low-privilege credentials, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 91 days ago.
Severity and exploitation probability
- CVSS v3.1 base score
- 8.4 — HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L - EPSS (FIRST)
- 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38.0% of all scored CVEs
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- Threadlinqs priority
- 5.7/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- Published
- 2026-07-29, last modified 2026-07-31
Is CVE-2026-12436 being exploited?
It currently carries a trending score of 26 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.
Affected products and versions
- GitLab: GitLab
How to fix CVE-2026-12436
No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-12436 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.
Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-12436
1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2026-12436, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.
Sources
Enriched from CVE.org, FIRST EPSS. Last verified by Threadlinqs on .