CVE-2026-1090 HIGH

CVE-2026-1090: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLab

Vendor Gitlab
Product GitLab
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published March 11, 2026
Last update March 12, 2026
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CVSS base score

8.7/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 10.6 before 18.7.6, 18.8 before 18.8.6, and 18.9 before 18.9.2 that could have allowed an authenticated user, when the `markdown_placeholders` feature flag was enabled, to inject JavaScript in a browser due to improper sanitization of placeholder content in markdown processing.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 11, 2026 CVE published
March 12, 2026 Record updated