CVE-2026-96893: Improper Neutralization of Input Used for LLM Prompting in GitLab
High · CVSS 7.3 (CVSS 3.1)EPSS 0.58%, 48th percentilePublished Updated Assigner: GitLab
Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 19.1 before 19.2.8, 19.3 before 19.3.5, and 19.4 before 19.4.2 that, under certain conditions, could have allowed an authenticated user to inject specially crafted content into AI agent instructions, potentially causing unintended command execution attributed to other users, due to improper neutralization of special elements in AI conversation context construction.
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N · CWE-1427
Tracked companies
Mapped from the CVE’s affected-product data, NVD CPE matches, vendor advisories or package feeds. A mapping means the vendor’s software is named, not that its hosted service was exposed.
Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
GitLab: GitLab
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-4-2-released/ (opens in new tab)
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/607968 (opens in new tab)
- CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (opens in new tab)
- This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (opens in new tab)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)