Integer overflow in GitLab
CVE-2026-97229
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.
Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
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
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/630686
- hackerone.com/reports/4055749 (technical-description, permissions-required, exploit)
- hackerone.com/reports/4058589 (technical-description, permissions-required, exploit)
- docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-4-2-released/
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-97229?
- CVE-2026-97229 is a critical-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2026-10-13.
- How severe is CVE-2026-97229?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2026-97229 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.