A SHORTER WAY INTO THE SOURCE
The source, in brief.
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Abridged primary-source text [2]
GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition contain a integer overflow or wraparound vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated user to execute arbitrary code on the GitLab server via a specially crafted regular expression in a CI/CD configuration, due to insufficient regular expression validation.
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FROM THE PRIMARY RECORD
Key details.
- CVE
- CVE-2026-97229 [2]
- Vendor
- GitLab [2]
- Product
- Community Edition and Enterprise Edition [2]
- CISA required action
- Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines. [2]
- Federal agency due date
- 2026-11-01 [2]