CVE-2026-5377

What it is

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.11 before 18.11.1 that could have allowed an authenticated user to access titles of confidential or private issues in public projects due to improper access control in the issue description rendering process.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network with a low-privilege account. Limited direct impact.

Exploit odds

0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

1. 2026-04-22 17:16 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-17 10:58 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Details

Published

2026-04-22 17:16 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-17 10:58 UTC

Exploit probability

0.3% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-863 · Incorrect authorization

Record status

Analyzed

Affected

• GitLab 18.11.0

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 4.3

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Low

Privileges needed

Low

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None