# CVE-2026-6896: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLab

> CVE-2026-6896: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLab. CVSS 8.7 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-6896
Last updated: 2026-10-25T17:10:00Z

- Published: 2026-07-08 20:46 UTC · Updated: 2026-10-25 17:10 UTC · Assigner: GitLab
- CVSS: 8.7 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
- EPSS: 0.40%, 34th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-79

## Description

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 13.11 before 18.11.7, 19.0 before 19.0.4, and 19.1 before 19.1.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with developer-role permissions to execute arbitrary scripts in another user's browser session due to improper sanitization of user-supplied input.

## Affected vendors and products

- GitLab: GitLab

## Tracked companies

- [GitLab](https://rewindex.com/company/gitlab.md)

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-6896)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6896)
- [https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-1-2-released/](https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-1-2-released/)
- [https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work\_items/597887](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/597887)
- [https://hackerone.com/reports/3682085](https://hackerone.com/reports/3682085)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-6896 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-6896.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2026-6896 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T03:09:44.614Z