GitLab Unauthorized Issue Title Exposure (<=18.7.5, <=18.8.5, <=18.9.1)
CVE-2026-1182 Published on March 12, 2026
Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer in GitLab
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 8.14 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 gain unauthorized access to confidential issue title created in public projects under certain circumstances.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-1182 is exploitable with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality, a small impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer
The product stores, transfers, or shares a resource that contains sensitive information, but it does not properly remove that information before the product makes the resource available to unauthorized actors.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-1182
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Affected Versions
GitLab:- Version 8.14 and below 18.7.6 is affected.
- Version 18.8 and below 18.8.6 is affected.
- Version 18.9 and below 18.9.2 is affected.