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GitLab CVE-2026-19478 Comes Under Active Exploitation Within Days of Disclosure
A newly disclosed security flaw in GitLab has come under active exploitation within days of public disclosure, according to watchTowr.
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Why it matters: This matters because GitLab often sits directly in the software-delivery path. A flaw that lets unauthenticated attackers rewrite or delete public projects can become a trust, availability, and release-integrity problem before the next patch window even starts.
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Original source: The Hacker News
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