Vulnerability details
CVE-2026-88765
GitLab GitLab
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') in GitLab
CVSS 3.1
8.5High
Official 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.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.5High | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (GitLab) | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitLab | GitLab | 12.3 ≤ v < 19.1.8 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| GitLab | GitLab | 19.2 ≤ v < 19.2.6 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| GitLab | GitLab | 19.3 ≤ v < 19.3.2 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
2- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/627435
- https://hackerone.com/reports/3990469 technical-descriptionexploitpermissions-required
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Details
- Published
- 2026-09-15
- Last updated
- 2026-09-16
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- GitLab
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.67%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
52.3%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- No
- Exploitation
- None
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')