CVE-2026-13210
Received Received - Intake

Improper Input Validation in GitLab CE/EE Leading to CI/CD Variable Exposure

Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-13210, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.

Publication date: 2026-09-15

Last updated on: 2026-09-15

Assigner: GitLab Inc.

Description

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 15.7 before 19.1.8, 19.2 before 19.2.6, and 19.3 before 19.3.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user to access CI/CD variables outside their intended environment scope due to improper input validation in the environment scope pattern matcher.

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Published
2026-09-15
Last Modified
2026-09-15
Generated
2026-09-15
AI Q&A
2026-09-15
EPSS Evaluated
N/A
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Affected Vendors & Products

Showing 6 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
gitlab gitlab_ce From 15.7 (inc) to 19.1.8 (exc)
gitlab gitlab_ee From 15.7 (inc) to 19.1.8 (exc)
gitlab gitlab_ce to 19.2.0 (exc)
gitlab gitlab_ee to 19.2.0 (exc)
gitlab gitlab_ce to 19.3.0 (exc)
gitlab gitlab_ee to 19.3.0 (exc)

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Exploitability

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CWE ID Description
CWE-863 The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability in GitLab CE/EE allowed an authenticated user to access CI/CD variables outside their intended environment scope due to improper input validation in the environment scope pattern matcher. It affects versions from 15.7 before 19.1.8, 19.2 before 19.2.6, and 19.3 before 19.3.2.

Impact Analysis

An attacker with authenticated access could exploit this to read sensitive CI/CD variables, potentially exposing secrets like API keys, passwords, or tokens. This could lead to unauthorized access to systems or data.

Mitigation Strategies

Upgrade GitLab CE/EE to version 19.1.8, 19.2.6, or 19.3.2 or later to address the improper input validation in environment scope pattern matching.

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