CVE-2026-16627
High
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.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.7
Exploit probability—
Product
Gitlab
PublishedAug 12, 2026
First seenAug 12, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-79Cross-site scripting (XSS)
How to fix
Update
- gitlab gitlab19.2.2 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| gitlab gitlab | 19.2.0 ≤ v < 19.2.2 | 19.2.2 |
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