GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 1.0 before 18.7.6, 18.8 before 18.8.6, and 18.9 before 18.9.2 that could have allowed an authenticated user to cause repository downloads to contain different code than displayed in the web interface due to incorrect validation of branch references under certain circumstances.

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Solution

Upgrade to versions 18.7.6, 18.8.6, 18.9.2 or above.


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History

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 20:15:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:15:00 +0000

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Description GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 1.0 before 18.7.6, 18.8 before 18.8.6, and 18.9 before 18.9.2 that could have allowed an authenticated user to cause repository downloads to contain different code than displayed in the web interface due to incorrect validation of branch references under certain circumstances.
Title Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference in GitLab
First Time appeared Gitlab
Gitlab gitlab
Weaknesses CWE-706
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Gitlab
Gitlab gitlab
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitLab

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-11T19:46:36.143Z

Reserved: 2026-01-20T13:33:22.197Z

Link: CVE-2026-1230

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-11T19:46:29.639Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-03-11T16:16:22.493

Modified: 2026-03-11T16:16:22.493

Link: CVE-2026-1230

cve-icon Redhat

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