# CVE-2026-18252

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2026-18252
- **Severity:** HIGH
- **CVSS Score:** 7.3 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)
- **CWE:** CWE-829
- **Published:** Aug 26, 2026
- **Last Modified:** Aug 27, 2026

## Description

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.9 before 19.1.7, 19.2 before 19.2.5, and 19.3 before 19.3.1 that, under certain conditions, an authenticated user with developer-role permissions could have executed arbitrary commands in a CI context, due to the Claude agent processing configuration from a user-controlled source.

## Affected Products

- GitLab — GitLab (18.9)
- GitLab — GitLab (19.2)
- GitLab — GitLab (19.3)

## References

- [CNA](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/607342)
- [CNA](https://hackerone.com/reports/3863650)
- [CNA](https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-3-1-released/)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.33%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 26.0

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-10._