CVE-2026-5173

high

Description

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.9.6 before 18.8.9, 18.9 before 18.9.5, and 18.10 before 18.10.3 that could have allowed an authenticated user to invoke unintended server-side methods through websocket connections due to improper access control.

References

https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/04/08/patch-release-gitlab-18-10-3-released/

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/588959

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-04-08

Updated: 2026-04-08

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:P/A:N

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N

Severity: High