CVE Explorer
CVE-2026-1230
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 1.0 before 18.7.6, 18.8 before 18.8.6, and 18.9 before 18.9.2 that could have allowed an authenticated user to cause repository downloads to contain different code than displayed in the web interface due to incorrect validation of branch references under certain circumstances.
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"cpes":["cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"],"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"GitLab","repo":"git://git@gitlab.com:gitlab-org/gitlab.git","vendor":"GitLab","versions":[{"lessThan":"18.7.6","status":"affected","version":"1.0","versionType":"semver"},{"lessThan":"18.8.6","status":"affected","version":"18.8","versionType":"semver"},{"lessThan":"18.9.2","status":"affected","version":"18.9","versionType":"semver"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:7542f2217db7a4cd24318a9008454b25cef3912bbfe8828dff5e599ed1b00fe1 · sha256:c3604e937f3cc26e… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":4.1,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"LOW","scope":"CHANGED","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:7542f2217db7a4cd24318a9008454b25cef3912bbfe8828dff5e599ed1b00fe1 · sha256:c3604e937f3cc26e… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-706","description":"CWE-706: Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:7542f2217db7a4cd24318a9008454b25cef3912bbfe8828dff5e599ed1b00fe1 · sha256:c3604e937f3cc26e… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
3 source assertions{"url":"https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/03/11/patch-release-gitlab-18-9-2-released/"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:7542f2217db7a4cd24318a9008454b25cef3912bbfe8828dff5e599ed1b00fe1 · sha256:c3604e937f3cc26e… · /containers/cna/references/2
{"url":"https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/587002"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:7542f2217db7a4cd24318a9008454b25cef3912bbfe8828dff5e599ed1b00fe1 · sha256:c3604e937f3cc26e… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"name":"HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #3505165","tags":["technical-description","exploit","permissions-required"],"url":"https://hackerone.com/reports/3505165"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:7542f2217db7a4cd24318a9008454b25cef3912bbfe8828dff5e599ed1b00fe1 · sha256:c3604e937f3cc26e… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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