CVE-2026-3160 | Unintended Proxy or Intermediary ('Confused Deputy') in GitLab

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 13.7 before 18.9.7, 18.10 before 18.10.6, and 18.11 before 18.11.3 that could have allowed an authenticated user to view Jira issues outside the configured project scope due to an integration filter functioning only as a display control rather than enforcing access boundaries as specified.

Published: 2026-05-14 Last update: 2026-05-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-3160 is rated Low Risk (24.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.01%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-3160

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-14 — 0.01% —

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-3160

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.8 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 1.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-3160

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-3160

GHSA-255c-fxwg-6753 · Severity: medium — GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 13.7 before 18.9.7, 18...

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-3160

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2026-3160 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (gitlab), 1 status rows across 1 suites (sid): open 1. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-3160
ubuntu medium CVE-2026-3160 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (gitlab), 5 status rows across 5 suites (jammy, noble, questing, resolute, upstream): DNE 4, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-3160

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-3160

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gitlab gitlab >= 13.7.0, < 18.9.7 cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
gitlab gitlab >= 13.7.0, < 18.9.7 cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
gitlab gitlab >= 18.10.0, < 18.10.6 cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
gitlab gitlab >= 18.10.0, < 18.10.6 cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
gitlab gitlab >= 18.11.0, < 18.11.3 cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
gitlab gitlab >= 18.11.0, < 18.11.3 cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-3160

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