CVE-2026-112212: GitLab cache poisoning in OAuth/OIDC discovery

CVE-2026-112212 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.5 · Published 2026-10-22

GitLab is a collaboration platform that organizations use for version control and CI/CD pipelines. An unauthenticated attacker could poison the cached OAuth/OIDC discovery document to redirect authentication flows to an attacker-controlled server, potentially enabling account takeover or credential theft from users attempting to log in.

Technologies: GitLab Community Edition, GitLab Enterprise Edition. Vendors: GitLab.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-112212 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-112212 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-112212?
High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.5, published 22 October 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
GitLab Community Edition 18.3 before 19.3.6, 19.4 before 19.4.3, 19.5 before 19.5.1; GitLab Enterprise Edition 18.3 before 19.3.6, 19.4 before 19.4.3, 19.5 before 19.5.1.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-112212?
Yes: fixed in GitLab CE/EE 19.3.6, 19.4.3, 19.5.1 (also backported to 18.11.13, 19.0.10, 19.1.9, 19.2.9). Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-112212 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-112212?
Check whether you run GitLab Community Edition or GitLab Enterprise Edition at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • Fixed in: GitLab CE/EE 19.3.6, 19.4.3, 19.5.1 (also backported to 18.11.13, 19.0.10, 19.1.9, 19.2.9)

Technical details

The vulnerability is a cache poisoning issue in OAuth/OIDC discovery endpoints affecting GitLab CE and EE. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit improper trust of user-supplied values when constructing endpoint URLs in cached discovery responses to redirect authentication flows. The attack requires user interaction and affects a shared cache, enabling phishing or credential interception attacks against users authenticating via OAuth/OIDC.

Affected products

  • GitLab GitLab Community Edition 18.3 before 19.3.6, 19.4 before 19.4.3, 19.5 before 19.5.1
  • GitLab GitLab Enterprise Edition 18.3 before 19.3.6, 19.4 before 19.4.3, 19.5 before 19.5.1

Timeline

  • 2026-10-22: disclosed
  • 2026-10-21: patched

References

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