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21 Aug 2026, 3:04 PM	The Hacker News	7.5	GitLab CVE-2026-19478 Comes Under Active Exploitation Within Days of Disclosure GitLab CVE-2026-19478 (CVSS 9.4), a code injection flaw exploitable via a GraphQL directive by unauthenticated attackers, is under active exploitation within days of disclosure. It affects self-hosted GitLab CE/EE versions 18.2 (before 18.11.11), 19.0 (before 19.0.8), 19.1 (before 19.1.6), and 19.2 (before 19.2.4). watchTowr reports attackers can delete repositories, forge merge records, and ban maintainers; they recommend hunting web logs for '@gl_introduced' and patching immediately or restricting unauthenticated access to /api/graphql. Why: If your team runs an internet-facing self-hosted GitLab instance on any affected version, patch to 19.2.4, 19.1.6, 19.0.8, or 18.11.11 now or restrict unauthenticated /api/graphql access — active exploitation is already happening. The compressed disclosure-to-exploit window (minutes, per watchTowr) means waiting for a normal patch cycle is no longer viable for internet-exposed dev infrastructure. security gitlab vulnerability self-hosted-infrastructure

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21 Aug 2026, 3:04 PM

The Hacker News

7.5

GitLab CVE-2026-19478 Comes Under Active Exploitation Within Days of Disclosure

GitLab CVE-2026-19478 (CVSS 9.4), a code injection flaw exploitable via a GraphQL directive by unauthenticated attackers, is under active exploitation within days of disclosure. It affects self-hosted GitLab CE/EE versions 18.2 (before 18.11.11), 19.0 (before 19.0.8), 19.1 (before 19.1.6), and 19.2 (before 19.2.4). watchTowr reports attackers can delete repositories, forge merge records, and ban maintainers; they recommend hunting web logs for '@gl_introduced' and patching immediately or restricting unauthenticated access to /api/graphql.

Why: If your team runs an internet-facing self-hosted GitLab instance on any affected version, patch to 19.2.4, 19.1.6, 19.0.8, or 18.11.11 now or restrict unauthenticated /api/graphql access — active exploitation is already happening. The compressed disclosure-to-exploit window (minutes, per watchTowr) means waiting for a normal patch cycle is no longer viable for internet-exposed dev infrastructure.