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.
Published: 2026-09-15
Score: 8.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to versions 19.1.8, 19.2.6, 19.3.2 or above.

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History

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

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


Tue, 15 Sep 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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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'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitLab

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-16T15:51:26.759Z

Reserved: 2026-09-10T06:58:38.570Z

Link: CVE-2026-88765

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-16T15:42:34.830Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-15T18:19:36.203

Modified: 2026-09-16T19:23:34.623

Link: CVE-2026-88765

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-16T01:45:17Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-77

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