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CVE-2026-88765

GitLab GitLab — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') in GitLab
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   H   L   N  C  H  H  H    8.5   .0067   50.5     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  GitLab   12.3 –    —
TIMELINE
  Sep 10  Reserved by GitLab
  Sep 15  Published (CNA: GitLab)
  Sep 16  EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-88765 (GitLab). Public exploit reference added.
CWE-787, CWE-77 · CNA: GitLab · CVSS v3.1 · 2 references · NVD status: Analyzed

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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
September 10, 2026ReservedReserved by GitLab
September 15, 2026PublishedPublished (CNA: GitLab)
September 16, 2026EXPLOIT PUBLISHEDEXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-88765 (GitLab). Public exploit reference added.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
GitLabGitLab—12.3—

Weaknesses

CWE-787 · CWE-77

References (2)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-88765 at cve.org

Vendors: gitlab

Weaknesses: CWE-787 · CWE-77

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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2026-88765 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Sunday, October 4, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.