Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference in GitLab (CVE-2026-1230)
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.
Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference in GitLab (CVE-2026-1230)
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.
Affected software
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Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- BIT-gitlab-2026-1230
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.6.2
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-1230"]
- Ecosystems
- ["Bitnami"]
- Database Specific Severity
- Medium
Threat ID: 6aa329a191cc7f3848d1c4ef
Added to database: 09/10/2026, 22:05:21 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 22:05:21 UTC
Views: 1
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