GitLab CVE-2026-97229: RCE via CI Regexes
GitLab CVE-2026-97229 is a CVSS 10.0 pre-auth RCE triggered by a crafted regular expression in a CI/CD config. The fix shipped in GitLab 19.4.2/19.3.5/19.2.8, but the real patch is in Ruby’s Onigmo regex engine - which GitLab applies only to its official packages. Upgrading GitLab on a custom Ruby build or image leaves you vulnerable, exactly as Alpine discovered on its own instance.…
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