GitLab 18.9 < 18.9.2 (CVE-2026-1069)

high Nessus Plugin ID 301862

Synopsis

The version of GitLab installed on the remote host is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The version of GitLab installed on the remote host is affected by a vulnerability, as follows:

- GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.9 before 18.9.2...
(CVE-2026-1069)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to GitLab version 18.9.2 or later.

See Also

https://hackerone.com/reports/3483687

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/586474

http://www.nessus.org/u?0875a27b

http://www.nessus.org/u?f12d6dd7

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 301862

File Name: gitlab_cve-2026-1069.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 3/11/2026

Updated: 3/11/2026

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-1069

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:gitlab:gitlab

Required KB Items: installed_sw/GitLab

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/11/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/11/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-1069