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

Type: advisorySources: OSV

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.7 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 execute arbitrary JavaScript in other users' browsers due to improper input sanitization.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2026-6073
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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4 Nov 2026, 17:45 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

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

core-osv · Original source

Published 14 May 2026, 05:34 UTC

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.7 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 execute arbitrary JavaScript in other users' browsers due to improper input sanitization.

osv:CVE-2026-6073
Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLab",
    "summary": "GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.7 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 execute arbitrary JavaScript in other users' browsers due to improper input sanitization.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2026-6073",
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        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/6xxx/CVE-2026-6073.json",
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