Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Gitlab (CVE-2026-15217)
Summary
Cross-site scripting in Gitlab (CVE-2026-15217). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.2 before 19.0.6, 19.1 before 19.1.4, and 19.2 before 19.2.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed cross-site scripting due to improper neutralization of user-controlled values rendered in table cell content by an analytics dashboard component.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-15217 has been found in Gitlab.
Confidential information can be exposed externally. CVSS score: 8.7/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Gitlab CVE-2026-15217" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-15217 (Gitlab) — CWE-79 / CVSS v3 8.7
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable)
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Cross-site scripting (XSS) (CWE-79) exists in Gitlab.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Gitlab.
Severity: High (CVSS 8.7/10). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'Gitlab' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'Gitlab' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
Gitlabを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
References
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory github.com
- package git://git@gitlab.com:gitlab-org/gitlab.git
- report hackerone.com
- web docs.gitlab.com
- web gitlab.com
- web docs.gitlab.com
- web github.com