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GitLabCVE-2026-88765

GitLab: remote code execution

High8.5CVE-2026-88765 · Published Sep 15, 2026 · updated Sep 16, 2026

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 12.3 to 19.1.8, 19.2 before 19.2.6, and 19.3 before 19.3.2 under certain conditions could allow an authenticated user to achieve remote code execution by importing a specially crafted Git project export to overflow the Unicode conversion buffer used in Advanced Search indexing.

GitLab advisory

Affected versions

PackageAffectedFixed in
GitLab
Product
>= 12.3, < 19.1.819.1.8
>= 19.2, < 19.2.619.2.6
>= 19.3, < 19.3.219.3.2
Details and references
CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity from
the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)
Weakness
CWE-77

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