GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 11.9. GitLab was not properly validating image files that were passed to a file parser which resulted in a remote command execution.
Severity = CVSS. Probability = EPSS (FIRST). Exploitation = public signals: KEV, EUVD, ransomware, EPSS above 10 %, no account required.
Exploitation probability EPSS · FIRST
Exploitation signals 5 / 5
- KEV catalog (CISA)03 Nov 2021
- Exploited in EUVD (ENISA)03 Nov 2021
- Used by ransomwareyes
- EPSS above 10 %99.7%
- No account, over the networkyes
What to do
Fix
Apply the vendor’s fix as soon as it is available.
CISA guidance: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Meanwhile
Take the service off the internet or restrict access to it, watch the logs and look for signs of compromise.
Manufacturers (CRA)
Exploited vulnerability in your product: early warning to ENISA within 24 h, then notification within 72 h (Article 14 of the Cyber Resilience Act). The CRA explained
Affected products
- 11.9, <13.8.8
- 13.10, <13.10.3
- 13.9, <13.9.6
Open source packages OSV
Affected libraries according to OSV, with fixed versions.
Timeline
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Published
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Exploitation reported (ENISA)
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Added to the KEV catalog
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CISA remediation due date
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EPSS peak: 99.7%
References
Other exploited vulnerabilities from the same vendor
- CVE-2026-97229GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Integer Overflow or Wraparound Vulnerability7.2 · Rising fast
- CVE-2026-85706GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Path Traversal Vulnerability9.3 · Actively exploited
- CVE-2021-22175GitLab Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Vulnerability6.7 · Background exploitation
- CVE-2021-39935GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Vulnerability6.2 · Background exploitation
- CVE-2023-7028GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Improper Access Control Vulnerability9.2 · Background exploitation