CVE-2026-16553

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.25% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 17.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.4 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-03.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-07-29 18:59Z1 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-07-29 19:31Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-07-22

Assigning CNA

GitLab

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.4)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

Weaknesses

• CWE-522Insufficiently Protected CredentialsClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

dec953aa705fb110dc702148b6872b56f7edc09f96b22a241414fe2f6ff4955f

• gitlab.comhttps://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/603269
• docs.gitlab.comhttps://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-2-1-released/