CVE-2026-97229
Integer Overflow or Wraparound in GitLab
- Critical 10.0
- Exploited: added to CISA KEV 29 Oct 2026
- A public exploit reference is listed
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.
Key facts
- Published
- 13 Oct 2026
- Last changed
- 30 Oct 2026
- Assigned by
- GitLab
- KEV added
- 29 Oct 2026
- KEV fix due
- 1 Nov 2026
- EPSS
- 69.289% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 99.369% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
- SSVC (CISA)
- Exploitation: active; Automatable: yes; Technical impact: total
Severity scores
Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.
- 10.0CVSS 3.1, Criticalfrom the CNA (GitLab)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
What to do
- Upgrade to versions 19.2.8, 19.3.5, 19.4.2 or above.CNA solution statement
- Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.CISA KEV required action
Historical context and remediation
This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.
No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.
Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| GitLab | GitLab |
|
Timeline
- 13 Oct 2026 Published
- 29 Oct 2026 CVE-2026-97229 added to CISA KEV
- 29 Oct 2026 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue
Weakness
Related coverage
- Metasploit adds exploit module for Citrix NetScaler command injection flaw8 Nov 2026
- CISA adds GitLab RCE flaw to KEV, citing active exploitation31 Oct 2026
- Alpine Linux says GitLab exploit attempt failed, rebuilds instance30 Oct 2026
- CISA adds critical GitLab CI/CD regex flaw to its must-patch list29 Oct 2026