CVE-2026-6515 json
Insufficient Session Expiration in GitLab
published 6mo ago modified 5h ago also BIT-gitlab-2026-6515 , EUVD-2026-25048
- cvss
- 5.4
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 6%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.2 before 18.9.6, 18.10 before 18.10.4, and 18.11 before 18.11.1 that could have allowed a user to use invalidated or incorrectly scoped credentials to access Virtual Registries under certain conditions.
Patch / fix
- bitnami gitlab 18.9.6, 18.10.4, 18.11.1
- GitLab GitLab 18.9.6, 18.10.4, 18.11.1
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 6mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| OSV | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| bitnami | gitlab | >=18.2.0, <18.9.6 >=18.10.0, <18.10.4 >=18.11.0, <18.11.1 |
18.9.6 18.10.4 18.11.1 |
Affected products
- GitLab GitLab
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-613 DEPRECATED: Insufficient Session Expiration
- Technology feeds
References
-
about.gitlab.com
/releases/2026/04/22/patch-release-gitlab-18-11-1-released/
release-notes, vendor-advisory, advisory
-
gitlab.com
/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/595993
broken-link, web
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6515
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-6515
- NVD CVE-2026-6515
- OSV BIT-gitlab-2026-6515
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