Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File in GitLab
Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-532Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-532.
Summary
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 19.1 before 19.1.1 that under certain conditions could have allowed a user to access sensitive information that had already been committed to a project, due to insufficient output filtering in Duo Workflows.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00627 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed GitLab (GitLab): 19.1.1
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA GitLab (GitLab) Fixed in 19.1.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-12053
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fwjq-556c-7hwm
- 2026-10-30 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Gitlab vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-71508 Integer overflow in GitLab allows code execution on the server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-58817 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2023-06425 Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2021-05191 Code injection in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2021-05161 Server-side request forgery in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-02763 Injection in GitLab CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
Sources
- CVE-2026-12053 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-12053 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fwjq-556c-7hwm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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