Detections
Analytics
GitLab 17.6 < 19.2.8 / 19.3 < 19.3.5 / 19.4 < 19.4.2 (CVE-2026-103549)
low Nessus Plugin ID 366175
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 17.6 before 19.2.8, 19.3 before 19.3.5, and 19.4 before 19.4.2 that, under certain conditions, could have allowed an authenticated user with maintainer-role permissions to remove certain package registry metadata that package protection rules restrict to higher roles, due to improper authorization checks. (CVE-2026-103549)
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 19.2.8, 19.3.5, 19.4.2 or later.See Also
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/631531
Plugin Details
Severity: Low
ID: 366175
File Name: gitlab_cve-2026-103549.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Combined
Agent: unix
Family: CGI abuses
Published: 10/15/2026
Updated: 10/15/2026
Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 1.2
Percentile: 0.01
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 3.3
Temporal Score: 2.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-103549
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 2.7
Temporal Score: 2.4
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/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: 10/13/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/12/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-103549