CVE-2026-88765

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') in GitLab

Published Sep 15, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to versions 19.1.8, 19.2.6, 19.3.2 or above.

Tracking

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-787
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') in GitLab
First Time appeared Gitlab
Gitlab gitlab
Weaknesses CWE-77
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Gitlab
Gitlab gitlab
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitLab
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2026, 3:51 PM
Reserved
Sep 10, 2026, 6:58 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Sep 15, 2026, 6:19 PM
Modified
Sep 28, 2026, 7:07 PM