06 Nov, 2026

Over 1,000 GitLab servers vulnerable to ongoing RCE attacks

Over 1,000 Internet-exposed GitLab servers are still unpatched against a maximum-severity flaw actively exploited in remote code execution attacks. Tracked as CVE-2026-97229, this vulnerability stems from an integer overflow weakness and was discovered in the CI/CD Regular Expression Compiler, which parses and evaluates regular expressions in pipeline configuration files. “GitLab has remediated an issue that, […]

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Alpine Linux rebuilds GitLab after attempted RCE attack

Hackers attempted to exploit a critical GitLab vulnerability in Alpine Linux’s development infrastructure on October 20–21, prompting the open-source project to rebuild its GitLab server and reset all passwords over concerns of a possible compromise. The attacks targeted CVE-2026-97229, a maximum-severity remote code execution flaw, repeatedly crashing GitLab processes, with some attempts coming close to […]

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CISA says max severity GitLab flaw now exploited in the wild

Attackers have started exploiting a maximum-severity GitLab vulnerability patched earlier this month, according to the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Tracked as CVE-2026-97229, this critical security flaw was discovered by a security researcher using the ‘joaxcar‘ handle in the CI/CD Regular Expression Compiler, which parses, compiles, and evaluates regular expressions in pipeline configuration […]

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GitLab warns of new max severity code execution vulnerability

GitLab has released security patches for a maximum-severity Regular Expression Compiler flaw that can let remote attackers run arbitrary code on vulnerable servers. This security issue is tracked as CVE-2026-110264 and was reported by a security researcher using the ‘joaxcar‘ handle through GitLab’s HackerOne bug bounty program. CVE-2026-110264 stems from an integer overflow weakness in […]

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GitLab warns of max severity code execution vulnerability

GitLab warned users today to immediately patch a maximum-severity vulnerability in the CI/CD Regular Expression Compiler that could let remote attackers run arbitrary code on targeted instances. Tracked as CVE-2026-97229, this critical security flaw was discovered by a security researcher using the ‘joaxcar‘ handle and reported via GitLab’s HackerOne bug bounty program. CVE-2026-97229 stems from […]

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GitLab warns of critical RCE vulnerability in AI Gateway service

GitLab warned customers today to immediately patch a critical AI Gateway vulnerability that could let attackers run arbitrary commands on vulnerable instances. AI Gateway is a service that gives access to AI-native GitLab Duo features. While GitLab operates its own cloud-based AI Gateway instance used by GitLab.com, GitLab Self-Managed, and GitLab Dedicated, users can also […]

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Exposed GitLab project email addresses let attackers push code

Private GitLab email addresses that allow developers to push issues or tasks to a project are being deliberately exposed in READMEs, contributing guides, and support pages used to collect bug reports. The addresses are part of a built-in GitLab feature called “Email work item to this project” and contain a long-lived token tied to the […]

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CISA: Hackers now exploit max severity GitLab flaw in attacks

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned that hackers are now exploiting a maximum-severity GitLab vulnerability in attacks. GitLab’s DevSecOps platform is used by over 50% of Fortune 100 companies and has over 30 million registered users worldwide. The security flaw (tracked as CVE-2026-85706) stems from missing authentication enforcement and improper path confinement […]

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GitLab urges users to patch max severity path traversal flaw

GitLab urged users on Thursday to patch their servers immediately against a maximum-severity path traversal vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-85706. The security flaw, discovered by a security researcher using the ‘s3ntago‘ handle and reported via GitLab’s HackerOne bug bounty program, stems from improper path confinement and missing authentication enforcement in the repository commits API. Unauthenticated attackers can […]

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CISA warns of five-year-old GitLab flaw exploited in attacks

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ordered government agencies to patch their systems against a five-year-old GitLab vulnerability that is actively being exploited in attacks. GitLab patched this server-side request forgery (SSRF) flaw (tracked as CVE-2021-39935) in December 2021, saying it could allow unauthenticated attackers with no privileges to access the CI Lint API, which is […]

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