CVE-2026-6896

HIGHNVD 5.48.7▲
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.7 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-07-08. NVD baseline CVSS 5.4; sources differ by 3.3.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.7EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.4Exploit: 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 EE affecting all versions from 13.11 before 18.11.7, 19.0 before 19.0.4, and 19.1 before 19.1.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with developer-role permissions to execute arbitrary scripts in another user's browser session due to improper sanitization of user-supplied input.

CVSS v3
5.4
EG Score
8.7(medium)
EG Risk
39(Track)
EG Risk 39/100SSVC: 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
Severity87% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
32%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 8, 2026

Last Modified

July 9, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jul 8, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

GitLab Patch Release: 19.1.2, 19.0.4, 18.11.7 | GitLab Docs

https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-1-2-released/
generic

GitLab.org / GitLab · GitLab

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/597887

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-6896(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 16× in last 7d / 50× 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.

  1. 2026-07-26 23:44 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-26 23:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-26 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-26 12:25 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-07-26 12:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-25 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-24 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-24 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-23 03:22 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-21 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-21 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-19 14:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-19 02:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-07-16 21:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-16 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-07-16 10:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-15 23:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-07-15 11:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-15 00:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-14 13:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-14 01:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-07-13 22:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-13 14:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-13 03:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-07-12 15:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-12 04:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-11 17:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-11 05:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-10 18:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-10 07:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-09 21:46 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 5.4 · severity → MEDIUM
  20. 2026-07-09 19:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-07-09 08:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-08 21:14 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-07-08 21:14 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-6896?
CVE-2026-6896 is a high vulnerability published on July 8, 2026. GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 13.11 before 18.11.7, 19.0 before 19.0.4, and 19.1 before 19.1.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with developer-role permissions to execute arbitrary scripts in another user's browser…
When was CVE-2026-6896 disclosed?
CVE-2026-6896 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 8, 2026, with the most recent update on July 9, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-6896 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-6896 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 68.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-6896?
CVE-2026-6896 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.4 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 8.7.
How do I remediate CVE-2026-6896?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-6896, 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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