Rce

Guides· DeploySmith ·

GitLab CVE-2026-97229: RCE via CI Regexes

Intermediate · 11 min read

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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Node2Shell (CVE-2026-111497): the Brotli RCE on VPS

Intermediate · 11 min read

CVE-2026-111497 (Node2Shell) is an out-of-bounds write in Google’s Brotli decoder, rated 9.2 on CVSS 4.0. It reaches any runtime that decodes untrusted Brotli - Node.js 22/24/26, Bun ≤1.4.3, Python brotli/brotlicffi, Envoy and Istio - from either side of an HTTP exchange. Imperva demonstrated unauthenticated remote code execution on the official Node.js 24.22.0 image. Here’s how to check what’s running on your VPS and upgrade safely.…

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