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CVE-2026-97229: GitLab allows remote code execution via crafted CI/CD regex

CVE-2026-97229 · published today
Summary

All supported versions of GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition can be tricked by a specially crafted regular expression in a CI/CD configuration. An attacker without any login could cause the server to run code of their choice. Update GitLab to the latest release that includes the fix or apply the provided patches as soon as possible.

What to do
  • Update gitlab gitlab to version 19.2.8 or later.
Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
gitlab gitlab < 19.2.8
Original advisory text
Integer Overflow or Wraparound in GitLab
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 19.2 before 19.2.8, 19.3 before 19.3.5, and 19.4 before 19.4.2 that, under certain conditions, could have allowed an unauthenticated user to execute arbitrary code on the GitLab server via a specially crafted regular expression in a CI/CD configuration, due to insufficient regular expression validation.
Fix within
Internet-facing 3 days
Internal 60 days
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Can be exploited automatically (estimated)
  • Gives an attacker full control (estimated)
Severity
10.0 Critical
Type
CWE-190Integer Overflow
Timeline
Published13 Oct 2026
Updated13 Oct 2026
First seen13 Oct 2026
Sources
CVE-2026-97229 · MITRE
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