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Critical · 9.4 Scanner template Public exploit CVE-2026-19478 EUVD-2026-60443GHSA-6whr-xjjm-6pf8

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') in GitLab

Published Aug 17, 2026 · Updated Aug 17, 2026 · Assigned by GitLab

Vendor: GitLab Product: GitLab Category: Web / CMS

Description

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.2 before 18.11.11, 19.0 before 19.0.8, 19.1 before 19.1.6, and 19.2 before 19.2.4 that under certain conditions could allow an unauthenticated user to remotely modify or delete public projects and user data via a GraphQL directive.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
GitLab GitLab 18.2 – < 18.11.11, 19.0 – < 19.0.8, 19.1 – < 19.1.6, 19.2 – < 19.2.4 18.11.11

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

GitHub 5 repositories

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Automated scanner template

A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.

Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.

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