CVE-2026-15723

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an LDAP Query ('LDAP Injection') in GitLab

HIGH
8.2
CVSS Score
Published: October 21, 2026 at 11:35 PM UTC
Updated: October 23, 2026 at 12:18 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGitLab

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Severity
HIGH8.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 10.1 before 19.3.6, 19.4 before 19.4.3, and 19.5 before 19.5.1 that, when OmniAuth SAML and LDAP auto-linking were both enabled, an authenticated user could have taken over an existing LDAP-backed account without any interaction from the targeted user, due to improper input sanitization in the LDAP email lookup path used during OmniAuth identity linking.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

10.119.419.5

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

8.2HIGHGitLab
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

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CWE
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