GitLab 15.1 < 19.2.8 / 19.3 < 19.3.5 / 19.4 < 19.4.2 (CVE-2026-5954)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 366191

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 15.1 before 19.2.8, 19.3 before 19.3.5, and 19.4 before 19.4.2 that, under certain conditions, could have allowed a user to download package files from a public project due to improper authorization checks. (CVE-2026-5954)

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.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 366191

File Name: gitlab_cve-2026-5954.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, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.1

Percentile: 8.19

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.6

Temporal Score: 2.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-5954

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.2

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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-2026-5954

Detections

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