CVE-2026-88765

High

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.5
Exploit probability—
ProductGitlab
PublishedSep 15, 2026
First seenSep 15, 2026

How to fix

Update
  • gitlab gitlab19.1.8, 19.2.6, 19.3.2 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
gitlab gitlab12.3.0 ≤ v < 19.1.8, 19.2.0 ≤ v < 19.2.6, 19.3.0 ≤ v < 19.3.219.1.8, 19.2.6, 19.3.2

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