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CVE-2026-97229

10.0 · CRITICALActively Exploited

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 unaut…

Published Oct 13, 2026gitlabCWE-190EPSS 27.30%

Overview

CVE-2026-97229 is a critical-severity vulnerability affecting gitlab gitlab. It was published on October 13, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 10.0 (CRITICAL). This vulnerability is listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, indicating active exploitation in the wild.

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 10.0, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from gitlab. Update gitlab to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
gitlabgitlab>= 19.2.0, < 19.2.8Affected
ruby-langruby>= 3.3.0, < 3.3.13Affected

References

Refdocs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-4-2-released/Refgitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/630686Refhackerone.com/reports/4055749Refhackerone.com/reports/4058589GitHubgithub.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/22017Refwww.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2026/10/23/regexp-fixes-for-gitlab-cves/CISAwww.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-97229

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-97229?

CVE-2026-97229 is a critical-severity vulnerability affecting gitlab gitlab. It was published on October 13, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 10.0 (CRITICAL). This vulnerability is listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, indicating active exploitation in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-97229?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 10.0, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2026-97229?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from gitlab. Update gitlab to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2026-97229?

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