# CVE-2026-8716 — GitLab

> As of 2026-05-27, CVE-2026-8716 is a MEDIUM-severity vulnerability in GitLab, CVSS v3.1 4.3, EPSS 0.3% (22.2th percentile). Threadlinqs Intelligence links 1 tracked threat campaign to CVE-2026-8716, most recently “GitLab CE/EE Security Patch Release (19.0.1 / 18.11.4 / 18.10.7) — CVE-2026-4868 GitLab Duo AI Workflow Runner Identity Confusion (CVSS 8.2) Plus DoS and Broken-Authorization Flaws”.

**Last updated:** 2026-05-27

## 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](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/706.html). 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](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/vendors/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.

- [GitLab CE/EE Security Patch Release (19.0.1 / 18.11.4 / 18.10.7) — CVE-2026-4868 GitLab Duo AI Workflow Runner Identity Confusion (CVSS 8.2) Plus DoS and Broken-Authorization Flaws](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0634) — HIGH · 2026-05-30

## Sources

Enriched from CVE.org, FIRST EPSS, GitHub Security Advisories. Last verified by Threadlinqs on 2026-10-10.

**Other references**

- [gitlab.com](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/570059)
- [about.gitlab.com](https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/05/27/patch-release-gitlab-19-0-1-released/)

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2026-8716
Full detection coverage and IOCs for threats exploiting CVE-2026-8716 via the Threadlinqs MCP server (Purple tier): https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp