CVE-2026-18252

High

Description

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.9 before 19.1.7, 19.2 before 19.2.5, and 19.3 before 19.3.1 that, under certain conditions, an authenticated user with developer-role permissions could have executed arbitrary commands in a CI context, due to the Claude agent processing configuration from a user-controlled source.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.3
Exploit probability—
ProductGitlab
PublishedAug 26, 2026
First seenAug 26, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-829CWE-829

How to fix

Update
  • gitlab gitlab19.1.7, 19.2.5 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
gitlab gitlab18.9.0 ≤ v < 19.1.7, 19.2.0 ≤ v < 19.2.5, 19.3.019.1.7, 19.2.5

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