XSS in GitLab

CVE-2026-8589

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 13.1.4 before 18.10.8, 18.11 before 18.11.5, and 19.0 before 19.0.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user to add unauthorized email addresses to a targeted user's account due to improper sanitization of user-supplied input in certain group setting fields.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (31.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 31.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-8589: held from 0.003 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.001

Affected products

  • GitLab — versions 13.1.4, 18.11, 19.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-8589?
CVE-2026-8589 is a high-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2026-06-11.
How severe is CVE-2026-8589?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.