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GitLab GitLab — Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLab
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
N H L R C H H N 7.7 .0030 22.2 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
GitLab 19.2 – —
TIMELINE
Jul 22 Reserved by GitLab
Aug 12 Published (CNA: GitLab)
Aug 13 EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-16627 (GitLab). Public exploit reference added.
Description
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.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| July 22, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by GitLab |
| August 12, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: GitLab) |
| August 13, 2026 | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-16627 (GitLab). Public exploit reference added. |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 1 row
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| GitLab | GitLab | — | 19.2 | — |
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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2026-16627 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Wednesday, August 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.