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CVE-2026-9694

Improper Neutralization of Substitution Characters in GitLab

Published: Jun 11, 2026Updated: Jun 11, 2026 Sources: CVE List
NVD MITRE
2.6CVSS
LOW

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 15.9 before 18.10.8, 18.11 before 18.11.5, and 19.0 before 19.0.2 that under certain conditions, could have allowed an unauthenticated user to impersonate the GitLab Support Bot and inject arbitrary content via a specially crafted Service Desk email reply due to improper neutralization in email template processing.

EPSS Score
N/A
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:LUI:RS:UC:NI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None

Weaknesses

CWE-153CWE-153: Improper Neutralization of Substitution Characters

Affected Products

GitLab
GitLab

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/601330
gitlab.com
https://hackerone.com/reports/3685720
hackerone.com
https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/06/10/patch-release-gitlab-19-0-2-released/
about.gitlab.com
News mentions
1

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