CVE-2026-5262
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 16.1.0 before 18.9.6, 18.10 before 18.10.4, and 18.11 before 18.11.1 that under certain conditions could have allowed an unauthenticated user to access tokens in the Storybook development environment due to improper input validation.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
8.0
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 16.1.0 before 18.9.6, 18.10 before 18.10.4, and 18.11 before 18.11.1 that under certain conditions could have allowed an unauthenticated user to access tokens in the Storybook development environment due to improper input validation.
- Record
CVE-2026-5262- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-25042
8.0
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.1.0 before 18.9.6, 18.10 before 18.10.4, and 18.11 before 18.11.1 that under certain conditions could have allowed an unauthenticated user to access tokens in the Storybook development environment due to improper input validation.
- Record
EUVD-2026-25042- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g9pv-f88j-p6rr
8.0
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.1.0 before 18.9.6,...
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.1.0 before 18.9.6, 18.10 before 18.10.4, and 18.11 before 18.11.1 that under certain conditions could have allowed an unauthenticated user to access tokens in the Storybook development environment due to improper input validation.
- Record
GHSA-g9pv-f88j-p6rr- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
8.0
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.1.0 before 18.9.6, 18.10 before 18.10.4, and 18.11 before 18.11.1 that under certain conditions could have allowed an unauthenticated user to access tokens in the Storybook development environment due to improper input validation.
- Record
CVE-2026-5262- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
8.0
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 16.1.0 before 18.9.6, 18.10 before 18.10.4, and 18.11 before 18.11.1 that under certain conditions could have allowed an unauthenticated user to access tokens in the Storybook development environment due to improper input validation.
- Record
CVE-2026-5262- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-gitlab-2026-5262 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 16.1.0 before 18.9.6, 18.10 before 18.10.4, and 18.11 before 18.11.1 that under certain conditions could have allowed an unauthenticated user to access tokens in the Storybook development environment due to improper input validation.
- Record
BIT-gitlab-2026-5262- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
gitlabBitnami |
16.1.0 up to 18.9.6, 18.10.0 up to 18.10.4, 18.11.0 up to 18.11.1 | 18.9.618.10.418.11.1 |
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-2026-5262 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.0) in Gitlab, published April 22, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.22%, the 13th percentile. Fixed in gitlab 18.9.6.
References
gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/595332
hackerone.com/reports/3574642
about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/04/22/patch-release-gitlab-18-11-1-released
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5262
github.com/advisories/GHSA-g9pv-f88j-p6rr
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/5xxx/CVE-2026-5262.json