GitLab 18.2 < 18.8.9 / 18.9 < 18.9.5 / 18.10 < 18.10.3 (CVE-2026-2104)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 305630

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 18.2 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 access confidential issues assigned to other users via CSV export due to insufficient authorization checks. (CVE-2026-2104)

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 18.8.9, 18.9.5, 18.10.3 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?f22e5e0e

https://hackerone.com/reports/3541476

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/589021

http://www.nessus.org/u?6c55058f

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 305630

File Name: gitlab_cve-2026-2104.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 4/8/2026

Updated: 4/8/2026

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-2104

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

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: 4/8/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/8/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-2104