CVE-2026-2745
Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel in GitLab
8.1
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.10%
Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 7.11 before 18.8.7, 18.9 before 18.9.3, and 18.10 before 18.10.1 that could have allowed an unauthenticated user to bypass WebAuthn two-factor authentication and gain unauthorized access to user accounts due to inconsistent input validation in the authentication process.
How to fix CVE-2026-2745
To remediate CVE-2026-2745, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 18.8.7 or later
Is CVE-2026-2745 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- >= 7.11.0, < 18.8.7, >= 18.9.0, < 18.9.3, >= 18.10.0, < 18.10.1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |