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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitLab | GitLab | 12.3 – < 19.1.8, 19.2 – < 19.2.6, 19.3 – < 19.3.2 | 19.1.8 |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2026-3315 GitLab: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Sep 29, 2026
References
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/627435
- HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #3990469 technical-description exploit permissions-required