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Critical GitLab Flaw (CVSS 10.0) Could Allow Unauthenticated RCE Across 12 Years of Releases

GitLab released fixes on October 21 for a flaw that lets an attacker run code on a self-managed server without logging in, and it affects every version of the software going back to 7.0, released in 2014.

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What happened

GitLab released fixes on October 21 for a flaw that lets an attacker run code on a self-managed server without logging in, and it affects every version of the software going back to 7.0, released in 2014.

The fix matters even for administrators who patched nine days earlier: the October 12 update covered only versions 19.2 and later, and the new fixed versions sit one patch above it, so an

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    The Hacker News: Critical GitLab Flaw (CVSS 10.0) Could Allow Unauthenticated RCE Across 12 Years of Releases (opens a new tab)

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KEVWire. (2026, October 21). Critical GitLab Flaw (CVSS 10.0) Could Allow Unauthenticated RCE Across 12 Years of Releases. https://kevwire.com/record/thehackernews-critical-gitlab-flaw-cvss-100-could-6815f2a0b4a0

MLA

"Critical GitLab Flaw (CVSS 10.0) Could Allow Unauthenticated RCE Across 12 Years of Releases." KEVWire, 21 Oct. 2026, kevwire.com/record/thehackernews-critical-gitlab-flaw-cvss-100-could-6815f2a0b4a0.

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KEVWire. "Critical GitLab Flaw (CVSS 10.0) Could Allow Unauthenticated RCE Across 12 Years of Releases." Last modified October 21, 2026. https://kevwire.com/record/thehackernews-critical-gitlab-flaw-cvss-100-could-6815f2a0b4a0.

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Critical GitLab Flaw (CVSS 10.0) Could Allow Unauthenticated RCE Across 12 Years of Releases (Oct 21, 2026).
GitLab released fixes on October 21 for a flaw that lets an attacker run code on a self-managed server without logging in, and it affects every version of the software going back to 7.0, released in 2014.

The fix matters even for administrators who patched nine days earlier: the October 12 update covered only versions 19.2 and later, and the new fixed versions sit one patch above it, so an
Sources:
The Hacker News: Critical GitLab Flaw (CVSS 10.0) Could Allow Unauthenticated RCE Across 12 Years of Releases: https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/critical-gitlab-flaw-cvss-100-could.html
The Hacker News syndication feed: https://feeds.feedburner.com/TheHackersNews
Record ID: thehackernews-critical-gitlab-flaw-cvss-100-could-6815f2a0b4a0.
Record origin: Ingested record.
AI evidence: Not assessed.
Known exploitation: Not assessed.
Zero-day status: Not assessed. KEV membership alone does not establish zero-day status.
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