What is CVE-2026-8716?
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 12.7 before 18.10.7, 18.11 before 18.11.4, and 19.0 before 19.0.1 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user to access CI data from a different ref type than intended.
The record classifies CVE-2026-8716 under weakness class CWE-706. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs low-privilege credentials, needs no user interaction. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 154 days ago.
Severity and exploitation probability
- CVSS v3.1 base score
- 4.3 — MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - EPSS (FIRST)
- 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 22.2% of all scored CVEs
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- Threadlinqs priority
- 3/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- Published
- 2026-05-27
Is CVE-2026-8716 being exploited?
It currently carries a trending score of 11 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.
Affected products and versions
- GitLab: GitLab
How to fix CVE-2026-8716
No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-8716 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-2026-8716
1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2026-8716, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.
Sources
Enriched from CVE.org, FIRST EPSS, GitHub Security Advisories. Last verified by Threadlinqs on .