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 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
- about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/06/10/patch-release-gitlab-19-0-2-released/ (Release Notes)
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/600099 (Issue Tracking)
- hackerone.com/reports/3722842 (Permissions Required, technical-description, permissions-required, exploit)
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.