CVE-2026-97229 GitLab CE/EE - Remote Code Execution

GitLab CE/EE >= 19.2 < 19.2.8, >= 19.3 < 19.3.5, and >= 19.4 < 19.4.2 contain a remote code execution caused by insufficient regular expression validation in CI/CD configuration, letting unauthenticated users execute arbitrary code remotely, exploit requires crafted regex in CI/CD config.

CVSS base score 10.0 /10
Critical
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
Proof of concept available
Authentication
Not required
EPSS
0.56% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Remote Code Execution
Impact
Remote Code Execution
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
13 October 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-190

Vendor fix

Upgrade to GitLab CE/EE 19.2.8, 19.3.5, 19.4.2 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

References

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