Unauthenticated RCE in widely used GitLab CE/EE affecting self-hosted developer infrastructure; high-impact and broadly deployed.
CVE-2026-97229
Unauthenticated RCE in GitLab via crafted CI regex
Is CVE-2026-97229 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-97229 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.56% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-97229?
CVE-2026-97229 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 10.0. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-97229?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-97229. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-97229 affect?
CVE-2026-97229 affects GitLab CE/EE versions 19.2 before 19.2.8, GitLab CE/EE versions 19.3 before 19.3.5, GitLab CE/EE versions 19.4 before 19.4.2, Self-hosted GitLab instances using CI/CD. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-97229?
Upgrade to 19.4.2, 19.3.5, or 19.2.8 immediately; disable public/unknown CI runners until patched.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Unauthenticated remote code execution on GitLab servers via malicious CI/CD regex; can lead to server takeover, data exfiltration, or supply-chain compromise.
Immediate action required
- affected>= 19.2 and < 19.2.8
- affected>= 19.3 and < 19.3.5
- affected>= 19.4 and < 19.4.2
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.