CVE-2026-16553

MEDIUM

Insufficiently Protected Credentials in GitLab

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.8 before 19.0.5, 19.1 before 19.1.3, and 19.2 before 19.2.1 that under certain conditions could have allowed some sensitive information to be disclosed to an unintended host due to improper handling of upstream requests in virtual registries.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.4
EPSS 0.0025
EPSS Percentile 16.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-522
Status published
Products (3)
GitLab/GitLab 18.8 - 19.0.5
GitLab/GitLab 19.1 - 19.1.3
GitLab/GitLab 19.2 - 19.2.1
Published Jul 29, 2026
Tracked Since Jul 30, 2026