CVE-2026-2238

MEDIUM 5.3 PoC AVAILABLE

Published 2026-06-25 · Last modified 2026-06-25

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.5 before 18.11.6, 19.0 before 19.0.3, and 19.1 before 19.1.1 that under certain conditions could have allowed an unauthenticated user to view confidential issue references on public projects due to improper authorization checks.

EXPLOIT AVAILABLE

Public exploit or PoC code exists. Modeled probability is still low, but the barrier to attack is reduced — watch closely.

Exploitation likelihood

0.2%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 14th percentile

○ In CISA KEV ● Public exploit / PoC

Impact if exploited

5.3CVSS 3.1 · MEDIUM

ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

What an attacker needs

✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable

✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it

Proof of concept & exploit code

PoC https://hackerone.com/reports/3543011

Listed for defensive triage and patch prioritization.

Affected

Vendors Gitlab

Products Gitlab

Weakness (CWE)

CWE-862: Missing authorization

CVSS vector

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

References

Exploits & PoC

https://hackerone.com/reports/3543011 technical-descriptionexploitpermissions-required

Technical & other

Sources: NVD · CVE.org · EPSS