CVE-2026-16627
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLab
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 19.2 before 19.2.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with developer-role permissions to escalate privileges due to improper sanitization of HTML content rendered in a CI job modal.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.7
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLab
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 19.2 before 19.2.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with developer-role permissions to escalate privileges due to improper sanitization of HTML content rendered in a CI job modal.
- Record
CVE-2026-16627- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-57392
7.7
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 19.2 before 19.2.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with developer-role permissions to escalate privileges due to improper sanitization of HTML content rendered in a CI job modal.
- Record
EUVD-2026-57392- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mjv5-423q-gjfg
7.7
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 19.2 before 19.2.2...
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 19.2 before 19.2.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with developer-role permissions to escalate privileges due to improper sanitization of HTML content rendered in a CI job modal.
- Record
GHSA-mjv5-423q-gjfg- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.7
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 19.2 before 19.2.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with developer-role permissions to escalate privileges due to improper sanitization of HTML content rendered in a CI job modal.
- Record
CVE-2026-16627- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.7
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLab
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 19.2 before 19.2.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with developer-role permissions to escalate privileges due to improper sanitization of HTML content rendered in a CI job modal.
- Record
CVE-2026-16627- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-gitlab-2026-16627 No score
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLab
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 19.2 before 19.2.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with developer-role permissions to escalate privileges due to improper sanitization of HTML content rendered in a CI job modal.
- Record
BIT-gitlab-2026-16627- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
gitlabBitnami |
19.2.0 up to 19.2.2 | 19.2.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-16627 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.7) in Gitlab, published August 12, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.48%, the 41st percentile. Fixed in gitlab 19.2.2.
References
gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/606678
hackerone.com/reports/3880796
docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-2-2-released
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16627
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mjv5-423q-gjfg
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/16xxx/CVE-2026-16627.json