What is CVE-2026-96893?

CVE-2026-96893 is a high-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under CWE-1427. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2026-10-13.

How severe is CVE-2026-96893?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in GitLab

CVE-2026-96893

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 19.1 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 authenticated user to inject specially crafted content into AI agent instructions, potentially causing unintended command execution attributed to other users, due to improper neutralization of special elements in AI conversation context construction.

Published 2026-10-13 · last modified 2026-10-13.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.

Affected products

GitLab

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1427

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-96893?: CVE-2026-96893 is a high-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under CWE-1427. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2026-10-13.
How severe is CVE-2026-96893?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.