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title: "CVE-2026-2601\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2026-2601

Publication date 27 May 2026

Last updated 6 June 2026

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**4.3 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-2601?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from
11.5 before 18.10.7, 18.11 before 18.11.4, and 19.0 before 19.0.1 that
under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with
developer-role permissions to access sensitive deployment data on projects
due to improper authorization checks.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-2601?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| gitlab | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release |
| 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Notes

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### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur)

GitLab isn't maintainable as a distro package, and was removed
from Ubuntu because of this. We will not be fixing security
issues in the gitlab package in Xenial.

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

4.3 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | Low |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | Low |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | None |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 4.3 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2026-2601)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-2601)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2026-2601)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-2601)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-2601>
* <https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/05/27/patch-release-gitlab-19-0-1-released/>
* <https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/590389>
* <https://hackerone.com/reports/3556381>