What is CVE-2026-8716?

CVE-2026-8716 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-05-27.

How severe is CVE-2026-8716?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in GitLab

CVE-2026-8716

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 12.7 before 18.10.7, 18.11 before 18.11.4, and 19.0 before 19.0.1 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user to access CI data from a different ref type than intended.

Published 2026-05-27 · last modified 2026-10-14.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (22.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 22.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.001

Affected products

GitLab — versions 19.0.0, 12.7, 18.11

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-706 — Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference

References

gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/570059 (Broken Link)
about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/05/27/patch-release-gitlab-19-0-1-released/ (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-8716?: CVE-2026-8716 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-05-27.
How severe is CVE-2026-8716?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.