Reliance on Reverse DNS Resolution for a Security-Critical Action in GitLab
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 8.3 before 18.11.6, 19.0 before 19.0.3, and 19.1 before 19.1.1 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with maintainer-role permissions to make requests to internal network resources through mirror synchronization due to improper URL validation.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GitLab | GitLab | 8.3 to before 18.11.6; 19.0 to before 19.0.3; 19.1 to before 19.1.1 | 18.11.6, 19.0.3, 19.1.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- GitLab VendorGitLab Affected 8.3 to before 18.11.6; 19.0 to before 19.0.3; 19.1 to before 19.1.1 Fixed in 18.11.6, 19.0.3, 19.1.1 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA GitLab (GitLab) Fixed in 18.11.6, 19.0.3, 19.1.1
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
GitLab 18.11.6, 19.0.3, 19.1.1
12 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 11 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-08841 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLabPriority MEDIUM 40
- TI-2026-09210 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLabPriority LOW 37
- TI-2026-01885 Missing Authorization in GitLabPriority LOW 30
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-12635
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-px7v-hx94-8wmf
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-2026-12635 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-12635 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-px7v-hx94-8wmf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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