CERT-EU

2026-019: Critical Vulnerability in GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions

From Computer Emergency Response Team for the EU institutions ↗

On 21 October 2026, GitLab published a security advisory addressing several vulnerabilities among which a critical flaw that could allow an unauthenticated user to execute arbitrary code on a GitLab server.

CERT-EU recommends organisations to update affected assets as soon as possible, prioritising internet facing assets, and to run an assessment to identify compromised assets.