CVE-2026-0602

Received Received - Intake

Information Disclosure via Improper Snippet Filtering in GitLab CE/EE

Publication date: 2026-03-11

Last updated on: 2026-03-17

Assigner: GitLab Inc.

Description

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 15.6 before 18.7.6, 18.8 before 18.8.6, and 18.9 before 18.9.2 that could have allowed an authenticated user to disclose metadata from private issues, merge requests, epics, milestones, or commits due to improper filtering in the snippet rendering process under certain circumstances.

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Published

2026-03-11

Last Modified

2026-03-17

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2026-03-11

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2026-0602

EUVD

EUVD-2026-11176

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
gitlab	gitlab	From 18.8.0 (inc) to 18.8.6 (exc)
gitlab	gitlab	From 18.9.0 (inc) to 18.9.2 (exc)
gitlab	gitlab	From 18.8.0 (inc) to 18.8.6 (exc)
gitlab	gitlab	From 18.9.0 (inc) to 18.9.2 (exc)
gitlab	gitlab	From 15.6.0 (inc) to 18.7.6 (exc)
gitlab	gitlab	From 15.6.0 (inc) to 18.7.6 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-288	The product requires authentication, but the product has an alternate path or channel that does not require authentication.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability in GitLab CE/EE affects versions from 15.6 before 18.7.6, 18.8 before 18.8.6, and 18.9 before 18.9.2. It allows an authenticated user to disclose metadata from private issues, merge requests, epics, milestones, or commits. The issue arises due to improper filtering in the snippet rendering process under certain circumstances.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can lead to unauthorized disclosure of metadata related to private project elements such as issues, merge requests, epics, milestones, or commits. This could expose sensitive project information to authenticated users who should not have access to this data, potentially compromising confidentiality.

Compliance Impact

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Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, you should upgrade GitLab CE/EE to a fixed version. Specifically, update to version 18.7.6 or later if you are using the 18.7 series, 18.8.6 or later if using the 18.8 series, or 18.9.2 or later if using the 18.9 series. This will address the issue where an authenticated user could disclose metadata from private issues, merge requests, epics, milestones, or commits.

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