Insufficiently Protected Credentials Affecting gitlab-rails-19.2 package, versions <19.2.1-r0
Threat Intelligence
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- published5 Aug 2026
- disclosed29 Jul 2026
Introduced: 29 Jul 2026
NewCVE-2026-16553 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Minimos:latest gitlab-rails-19.2 to version 19.2.1-r0 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gitlab-rails-19.2 package and not the gitlab-rails-19.2 package as distributed by Minimos.
See How to fix? for Minimos:latest relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-16553
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5c98-v836-vg79
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MINI-xh5q-q5hg-m28r
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-16553
- https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-2-1-released/
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/603269