CVE-2026-18252Patch(gitlab / gitlab)

LOWCVSS 8.1 · HIGH

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Patch gitlab gitlab systems immediately

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.9 before 19.1.7, 19.2 before 19.2.5, and 19.3 before 19.3.1 that, under certain conditions, an authenticated user with developer-role permissions could have executed arbitrary commands in a CI context, due to the Claude agent processing configuration from a user-controlled source.

0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-829

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

STABLE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • gitlab

Threat summary

  • Patch or workaround signal is available
  • 12 mentions across 6 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • Patch or workaround mentioned in 11 signals
  • Technical details provided in 11 signals
  • Disclosure: 2 classified signals
  • Peaked 5d ago at 5 mentions (2026-08-26); latest day: 1
  • 12 total mentions across 6 days

Affected systems

Vendors
Products
gitlab

1 version affected across 1 product

Deep dive

Activity timeline12 mentions / 6d
01345Mentions · 2026-08-26: 5Mentions · 2026-08-27: 2Mentions · 2026-08-28: 1Mentions · 2026-08-30: 2Mentions · 2026-09-01: 1Mentions · 2026-09-04: 1Patch / Workaround · 2026-08-26: 5Patch / Workaround · 2026-08-27: 1Patch / Workaround · 2026-08-28: 1Patch / Workaround · 2026-08-30: 2Patch / Workaround · 2026-09-01: 1Patch / Workaround · 2026-09-04: 1Technical Details · 2026-08-26: 5Technical Details · 2026-08-27: 2Technical Details · 2026-08-28: 1Technical Details · 2026-08-30: 1Technical Details · 2026-09-01: 1Technical Details · 2026-09-04: 108-2608-2708-2808-3009-0109-04
Signal classification2 categories
Patch
1083.3%
Disclosure
216.7%
Referenced assets8 URLs
Classification over time
DateTotalLabels
2026-08-265
Patch5
2026-08-272
Disclosure1Patch1
2026-08-281
Patch1
2026-08-302
Patch2
2026-09-011
Disclosure1
2026-09-041
Patch1
Full discourse12 posts
  • ThreatWire@ThreatWire_
    Patch

    🚨 CRITICAL: GitLab has released a security update addressing CVE-2026-18252, a command execution vulnerability affecting GitLab Enterprise Edition (EE). The flaw could allow attackers to execute commands on affected GitLab instances under certain conditions. 🔴 GitLab EE administrators should apply the latest security updates immediately. #GitLab #CVE #CommandInjection #CyberSecurity #DevSecOps #Infosec

    Post summary

    GitLab issued a patch for CVE-2026-18252, a command execution flaw in GitLab Enterprise Edition, and urges administrators to apply the update immediately.

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  • yousukezan@yousukezan
    Patch

    GitLabは19.3.1、19.2.5、19.1.7を公開し、Duo Claude AIエージェントで任意コマンド実行につながる高深刻度の脆弱性「CVE-2026-18252」など複数の問題を修正した。 CVE-2026-18252は、開発者権限を持つ認証済みユーザーが任意コマンドを実行できる問題で、GitLab EE 18.9~19.1.6、19.2~19.2.4、19.3未満の19.3系が影響する。原因はClaude AIエージェントがユーザー制御の設定を処理し、信頼されていない入力をコマンドとして解釈できることにある。 更新ではこのほか、バックグラウンドジョブ処理を妨害できるCVE-2026-77801や、SCIMユーザープロビジョニング機能で細工した入力により無制限ループを発生させるCVE-2025-10903などのDoS脆弱性も修正された。 GitLabによると、http://GitLab.comとGitLab Dedicatedはすでに修正版を使用している。自己管理型環境では19.3.1、19.2.5、19.1.7への更新が必要で、CVE-2026-18252に対する一時的な回避策はない。実際の攻撃での悪用は確認されていない。 https://securityonline.info/gitlab-ee-security-patch/

    Post summary

    GitLab announces security patches for CVE‑2026‑18252 and other vulnerabilities, specifying affected versions and noting that the vulnerability has not been actively exploited and no temporary workaround exists.

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  • Vinayaka Jyothi@winni117
    Disclosure

    gitlab patched a high-severity flaw in its claude AI coding agent last week. CVE-2026-18252. the bug: a user with only developer-level permissions could feed the agent config from a user-controlled source and make it run arbitrary commands inside the CI pipeline. think about what lives in a CI pipeline. source code. deploy credentials. cloud tokens. registry keys. the agent had a path to all of it. here's the pattern nobody wants to say out loud. an AI agent with tool access isn't a chatbot. it's code-execution infrastructure that takes untrusted input. we spent twenty years learning to never trust user input in a shell. then we handed agents a shell and quietly forgot the lesson. the fix isn't a smarter model. it's the boring security work. least privilege, job isolation, secrets the agent can't reach, and never letting untrusted input steer an agent that can act. the agent is the new attack surface. treat it like one.

    Post summary

    The statement announces GitLab’s patch of a high‑severity flaw (CVE‑2026‑18252) in its Claude AI coding agent, describes how developer‑level users could trigger arbitrary command execution via CI pipeline configuration, and confirms a vendor patch without providing PoC or exploitation details.

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  • CSIRT TELCONET@CSIRT_Telconet
    Disclosure

    GitLab Enterprise Edition presenta la vulnerabilidad CVE-2026-18252, de severidad alta (CVSS 7.3), que permite la ejecución arbitraria de comandos en pipelines CI/CD mediante el agente AI Duo Claude. Mas información: https://csirt.telconet.net/comunicacion/boletines-servicios/vulnerabilidad-critica-en-agente-ai-de-gitlab-permite-ejecucion-arbitraria-de-comandos-en-ci-cd/ https://t.co/6NlKJQAuuI

    Post summary

    The text announces a high‑severity vulnerability (CVE‑2026‑18252) in GitLab Enterprise Edition that permits arbitrary command execution in CI/CD pipelines via the AI Duo Claude agent, with a link to further details.

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  • Upwind Security MDR@UpwindMDR
    Patch

    🚨High - GitLab EE arbitrary command execution via Duo Claude AI agent (CVE-2026-18252) An authenticated user with Developer permissions can supply agent configuration from an untrusted control sphere, which the Duo Claude agent treats as legitimate instructions — yielding command execution inside CI and unauthorized manipulation of the CI system. Self-managed instances must upgrade . 👉Affected: GitLab EE (self-managed) 18.9–<19.1.7, 19.2–<19.2.5, 19.3–<19.3.1 | Upgrade to 19.3.1, 19.2.5, or 19.1.7

    Post summary

    The message announces a high‑severity CVE with specific upgrade instructions, providing technical details but no proof of exploitation or code.

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  • CVE@CVEnew
    Patch

    CVE-2026-18252 GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.9 before 19.1.7, 19.2 before 19.2.5, and 19.3 before 19.3.1 that, under certain conditions,… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-18252

    Post summary

    The post announces that GitLab has patched CVE-2026-18252 across multiple Enterprise Edition versions.

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  • iototsecnews@iototsecnews
    Patch

    GitLab Duo Claude AI Agent の脆弱性 CVE-2026-18252 などが FIX:CI 環境内での任意のコマンド実行 https://iototsecnews.jp/2026/08/27/gitlab-duo-claude-ai-agent-flaw-lets-attackers-execute-arbitrary-commands-in-ci-pipelines/ GitLab Enterprise Edition における GitLab Duo Claude AI Agent の、機能取り込み処理の不備に起因する脆弱性 CVE-2026-18252 の影響が懸念されています。この問題は、ユーザーが制御可能なソースから提供される設定が不適切に処理される背景により発生します。認証済みの Developer ロールを持つユーザーによる悪用により、CI 環境内での任意コマンド実行/CI 変数の窃取/ビルド・アーティファクトの改変/接続環境への横展開などの深刻な影響が生じます。対応策として、サポート対象バージョンへの速やかなアップグレード/CI ジョブ・ログの確認/漏えいした CI 認証情報のローテーション/CI ランナーの最小権限での運用が推奨されます。 #CVE202618252 #GitLab #Vulnerability

    Post summary

    The article reports CVE‑2026‑18252 in GitLab Duo Claude AI Agent, highlighting its ability to allow authenticated Developers to execute arbitrary commands in CI pipelines, and it provides clear patch and mitigation recommendations.

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  • Infoflowcloud@infoflowcloud
    Patch

    🚨*CVE* CVE-2026-18252 GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.9 before 19.1.7, 19.2 before 19.2.5, and 19.3 before 19.3.1 that, under certain conditions,… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-18252 ----- Traducción: CVE-2026-18252 Git… https://infoflow.cloud`

    Post summary

    GitLab has remediated CVE‑2026‑18252 and released patches for affected GitLab EE versions, with details available via the CVE record link.

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  • Swif@swif_ai
    Patch

    GitLab patched a Duo Claude AI agent flaw (CVE-2026-18252, CVSS 7.3): a developer could make it process untrusted config and run CI commands. Restrict agent config sources and scope CI secrets. https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-3-1-released/

    Post summary

    GitLab has released a patch for CVE-2026-18252, a flaw that could allow untrusted config files to execute CI commands, with a CVSS score of 7.3.

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  • The Daily Tech Feed@dailytechonx
    Patch

    A major security hole in GitLab’s Claude AI agent (CVE-2026-18252) allowed authenticated developers to execute arbitrary commands in CI pipelines. Affected GitLab EE versions (18.9→19.3.1) must upgrade to 19.3.1, 19.2.5, or 19.1.7 ASAP. This flaw underscores the rising risks of embedding AI agents into development workflows, exposing credentials, code, and build integrity. #Security #GitLab #AIagents #CI #Vulnerability #DevSecOps https://thedailytechfeed.com/gitlab-patches-claude-ai-agent-bug-that-allowed-ci-command-injection/

    Post summary

    GitLab’s CVE‑2026‑18252 lets authenticated developers run arbitrary commands in CI pipelines, and the vendor recommends urgent upgrade to specific 19.x releases.

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  • Upwind Security MDR@UpwindMDR
    Patch

    🚨High - GitLab EE CI Command Execution via Claude Agent Config Injection (CVE-2026-18252) In GitLab EE, the Claude agent can process configuration from a user-controlled source; a developer-role user can inject untrusted config to pull in functionality from an untrusted control sphere and execute arbitrary commands in CI job context. Only impacts GitLab EE under the affected CI/Claude agent conditions. 👉Affected: GitLab EE 18.9-<19.1.7, 19.2-<19.2.5, 19.3-<19.3.1 | Upgrade to 19.1.7 / 19.2.5 / 19.3.1

    Post summary

    The CVE-2026-18252 vulnerability allows command execution through user-controlled Claude agent configuration in GitLab EE, and upgrading to version 19.1.7, 19.2.5, or 19.3.1 resolves the issue.

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  • Daily CyberSecurity@Daily_CyberSec
    Patch

    A critical GitLab EE security patch addresses CVE-2026-18252, fixing a command execution flaw. Learn about affected versions, mechanisms, and mitigation. #GitLab #SecurityPatch #Cybersecurity #CVE202618252 https://securityonline.info/gitlab-ee-security-patch/

    Post summary

    The post highlights a critical GitLab Enterprise Edition patch that fixes a command execution vulnerability (CVE‑2026‑18252), outlining affected versions and mitigation steps.

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CPE platform detail2 entries

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PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
Appgitlabgitlab---
Appgitlabgitlab19.3.0--

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