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Information Disclosure in GitLab EE Duo Workflows

IdentifiersCVE-2026-12053CWE-200

CVE-2026-12053 is a high-severity information disclosure vulnerability in GitLab Enterprise Edition (EE) affecting version 19.1 before 19.1.1. According to the provided content, the issue is caused by insufficient output filtering in Duo Workflows. Under certain conditions, this flaw could allow a user to access sensitive information that had already been committed to a project. The available information does not identify a specific vulnerable function or code path beyond Duo Workflows output handling/filtering.

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Successful exploitation could expose sensitive information contained in project commits to a user who should not have been able to access that information through Duo Workflows output. The primary security impact is confidentiality loss affecting committed project data.

Mitigation

If you can’t patch tonight, do this now.

If immediate patching is not possible, limit or disable use of Duo Workflows where feasible, restrict access to affected GitLab EE instances and project data to the minimum necessary, and review Duo Workflows output handling for exposure of sensitive data until the upgrade can be completed. The authoritative fix is to upgrade to 19.1.1 or later.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Upgrade GitLab EE to version 19.1.1 or later. The provided content states that GitLab remediated the issue in 19.1.1 and advised customers to apply vendor patches and updates promptly.
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