XSS in GitLab
CVE-2026-78252
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 15.3 before 19.1.8, 19.2 before 19.2.6, and 19.3 before 19.3.2 that, under certain conditions, an authenticated user could have induced a targeted user to perform unintended state-changing HTTP requests due to improper sanitization of user-controlled data in the Markdown JSON table renderer.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (19.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 19.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/621447 (Issue Tracking)
- hackerone.com/reports/3917471 (Permissions Required, technical-description, permissions-required, exploit)
- docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-3-2-released/ (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-78252?
- CVE-2026-78252 is a high-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2026-09-16.
- How severe is CVE-2026-78252?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.