# CVE-2026-96893: Improper Neutralization of Input Used for LLM Prompting in GitLab

> CVE-2026-96893: Improper Neutralization of Input Used for LLM Prompting in GitLab. CVSS 7.3 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-96893
Last updated: 2026-10-14T13:55:39Z

- Published: 2026-10-13 01:05 UTC · Updated: 2026-10-14 13:55 UTC · Assigner: GitLab
- CVSS: 7.3 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- EPSS: 0.58%, 48th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-1427

## 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.

## Affected vendors and products

- GitLab: GitLab

## Tracked companies

- [GitLab](https://rewindex.com/company/gitlab.md)

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-96893)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96893)
- [https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-4-2-released/](https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-4-2-released/)
- [https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work\_items/607968](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/607968)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-96893 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-96893.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2026-96893 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T03:09:56.536Z