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Newly listed by CISAGitLab Community Edition and Enterprise EditionDeveloper, data & AI tools

GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Integer Overflow or Wraparound Vulnerability

What it is
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.
Who's affected
Anyone using GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition.
Under attack?
Yes. CISA added this to its catalog of actively exploited vulnerabilities on Oct 29, 2026.
What to do
Install the vendor's security update. If there isn't one yet, apply the vendor's workaround, or stop using the product until it's fixed. CISA lists this as actively exploited, so treat it as urgent.
Fixed in
See the vendor's advisory
CISA deadline
Federal agencies must fix this by Nov 1, 2026. Everyone else should treat that as a ceiling, not a target.
CISA's instruction
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.

Attack timeline

  1. Oct 13, 2026Went publicThe flaw was published with its CVE number.
  2. Oct 29, 2026+16 daysCISA listed it as exploitedAdded to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
  3. Nov 1, 2026+3 daysFederal fix deadlineU.S. agencies must have it fixed by this date.
CVE-2026-97229Chance of attack in 30 days: 18% (EPSS)Listed Oct 29, 2026Source: CISA catalog ↗

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