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High [CVE-2026-5173] GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.9.6 before 18.8.9, 18.9 before 18.9.5, and 18.10…

This high-severity GitLab advisory covers CVE-2026-5173 affecting GitLab CE.

CVE-2026-5173 Published Apr 8, 2026Updated by vendor Jun 17, 2026
Affected products & platforms
GitLabGitLab CE / EE
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Summary

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.9.6 before 18.8.9, 18.9 before 18.9.5, and 18.10 before 18.10.3 that could have allowed an authenticated user to invoke unintended server-side methods through websocket connections due to improper access control.

Affected versions
  • 16.9.6
  • 18.8.9
  • 18.9
  • 18.9.5
  • 18.10
  • 18.10.3

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source

Fixed versions
  • 18.8.9
  • 18.9.5
  • 18.10.3

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source

Mitigation

Upgrade to a fixed release: 18.8.9, 18.9.5, 18.10.3. That is the remediation for this advisory.

The vendor advisory may list additional interim mitigations or workarounds not captured here — review it before change work.

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source

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