CVE-2026-97229
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CVE-2026-97229 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 10/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. CISA has confirmed active exploitation in the wild. EPSS estimates a 26.57% 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 19.2.8, 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.
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Exploitation Status
This vulnerability is listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, confirming active exploitation in the wild. Federal agencies must remediate by .
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gitlab | Gitlab | >= 19.2.0, < 19.2.8 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | >= 19.3.0, < 19.3.5 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | >= 19.4.0, < 19.4.2 |
References
- https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-4-2-released/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://hackerone.com/reports/4055749Permissions Required
- https://hackerone.com/reports/4058589Permissions Required
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-97229US Government Resource
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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