CVE-2026-89078
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CVE-2026-89078 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.9/10 on the CVSS scale. GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 19.2 before 19.2.7, 19.3 before 19.3.3, and 19.4 before 19.4.1 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user to execute arbitrary code on the GitLab server due to a double free issue when parsing a specially crafted regular expression in a CI/CD configuration.. EPSS estimates a 0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 19.2 before 19.2.7, 19.3 before 19.3.3, and 19.4 before 19.4.1 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user to execute arbitrary code on the GitLab server due to a double free issue when parsing a specially crafted regular expression in a CI/CD configuration.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gitlab | Gitlab | >= 19.2.0, < 19.2.7 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | >= 19.3.0, < 19.3.3 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | 19.4.0 |
References
- https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-4-1-released/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/628577Issue Tracking
- https://hackerone.com/reports/4019059Permissions Required
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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