CVE-2026-16553

Insufficiently Protected Credentials in GitLab

Published Jul 29, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.8 before 19.0.5, 19.1 before 19.1.3, and 19.2 before 19.2.1 that under certain conditions could have allowed some sensitive information to be disclosed to an unintended host due to improper handling of upstream requests in virtual registries.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to versions 19.0.5, 19.1.3, 19.2.1 or above.

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.8 before 19.0.5, 19.1 before 19.1.3, and 19.2 before 19.2.1 that under certain conditions could have allowed some sensitive information to be disclosed to an unintended host due to improper handling of upstream requests in virtual registries.
Title Insufficiently Protected Credentials in GitLab
First Time appeared Gitlab
Gitlab gitlab
Weaknesses CWE-522
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Gitlab
Gitlab gitlab
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitLab
Published
Updated
Jul 29, 2026, 7:31 PM
Reserved
Jul 22, 2026, 11:33 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jul 29, 2026, 8:17 PM
Modified
Aug 3, 2026, 2:14 PM