Answer in brief
CVE-2026-16553 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.4) vulnerability in Insufficiently Protected Credentials in GitLab. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps GitLab/GitLab (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 5.4. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps GitLab/GitLab (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| GitLab/GitLabgeneric | >=18.8 <19.0.5 || >=19.1 <19.1.3 || >=19.2 <19.2.1 | 19.0.5, 19.1.3, 19.2.1 |
Published upstream
Jul 29, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 3, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 3, 2026
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.8 before 19.0.5, 19.1 before 19.1.3, and 19.2 before 19.2.1 that under certain conditions could have allowed some sensitive information to be disclosed to an unintended host due to improper handling of upstream requests in virtual registries.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
Answer in brief
CVE-2026-16553 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.4) vulnerability in Insufficiently Protected Credentials in GitLab. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps GitLab/GitLab (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 5.4. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps GitLab/GitLab (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| GitLab/GitLabgeneric | >=18.8 <19.0.5 || >=19.1 <19.1.3 || >=19.2 <19.2.1 | 19.0.5, 19.1.3, 19.2.1 |
Published upstream
Jul 29, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 3, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 3, 2026
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.8 before 19.0.5, 19.1 before 19.1.3, and 19.2 before 19.2.1 that under certain conditions could have allowed some sensitive information to be disclosed to an unintended host due to improper handling of upstream requests in virtual registries.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.