CVE-2026-16627

CRITICALNVD 9.09.0—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This critical-severity CVE scores 9.0 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.4%, top 71% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory enrichment pending alignment with NVD CVSS.

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
9.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 9.0Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 19.2 before 19.2.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with developer-role permissions to escalate privileges due to improper sanitization of HTML content rendered in a CI job modal.

CVSS v3
9.0
EG Score
9.0(medium)
EG Risk
41(Track)
EG Risk 41/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity90% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
29%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 12, 2026

Last Modified

August 19, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Aug 12, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

GitLab Patch Release: 19.2.2, 19.1.4, 19.0.6 | GitLab Docs

https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-2-2-released/
generic

GitLab.org / GitLab · GitLab

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/606678

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-16627(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 45× in last 7d / 194× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 239 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-19 11:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-19 07:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-19 02:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-18 22:11 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-18 22:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-18 19:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-09-18 16:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  11. 2026-09-17 22:28 UTCEG score recompute
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  16. 2026-09-17 00:20 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-09-17 00:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-16 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-09-16 10:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-16 05:32 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-09-16 05:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-16 05:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-09-16 01:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-15 20:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-15 06:55 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-15 06:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  10. 2026-09-13 19:17 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-09-13 19:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-13 16:46 UTCEPSS rescore
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  20. 2026-09-12 15:00 UTCEPSS rescore
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  25. 2026-09-11 19:14 UTCEG score recompute
  26. 2026-09-11 19:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-09-11 14:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  28. 2026-09-11 14:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-09-11 10:14 UTCEG score recompute
  30. 2026-09-11 10:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-09-11 09:36 UTCEPSS rescore
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  38. 2026-09-10 09:34 UTCEPSS rescore
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  43. 2026-09-09 05:14 UTCEG score recompute
  44. 2026-09-09 05:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-09-08 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  46. 2026-09-08 06:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  49. 2026-09-07 16:42 UTCEG score recompute
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  51. 2026-09-07 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  52. 2026-09-07 05:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  55. 2026-09-06 16:17 UTCEG score recompute
  56. 2026-09-06 16:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-09-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  58. 2026-09-06 11:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  73. 2026-09-04 05:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  74. 2026-09-04 03:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-09-03 23:16 UTCGHSA enrichment

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-16627?
CVE-2026-16627 is a critical vulnerability published on August 12, 2026. GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 19.2 before 19.2.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with developer-role permissions to escalate privileges due to improper sanitization of HTML content rendered in a CI job modal.
When was CVE-2026-16627 disclosed?
CVE-2026-16627 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 12, 2026, with the most recent update on August 19, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-16627 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-16627 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 70.6% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-16627?
CVE-2026-16627 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.0 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-16627?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-16627, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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