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CVE-2026-90970 · CVE record: PUBLISHED

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine in GitLab AI Gateway

GitLab GitLab AI Gateway

GitLab has remediated a vulnerability in the GitLab AI Gateway component affecting all versions of the AI Gateway from 18.1.6 before 19.2.4, 19.3 before 19.3.2, and 19.4 before 19.4.1 that, under certain conditions, could have allowed an authenticated user with Duo Agent Platform access to escape the prompt template sandbox via a specially crafted flow configuration, resulting in arbitrary command execution on the AI Gateway.

Exploitation evidence

Not listed in the latest downloaded CISA KEV catalog. This does not establish an absence of exploitation.

KEV checked 13 Nov 2026, 00:20 Jerusalem · Original catalog ↗

Reported products and versions

GitLab / GitLab AI Gateway

Default status: unaffected

  • affected: 18.1.6 to < 19.2.4 (semver)
  • affected: 19.3 to < 19.3.2 (semver)
  • affected: 19.4 to < 19.4.1 (semver)

Fixes and workarounds

Upgrade to version 19.2.4, 19.3.2, 19.4.1 or above.

Sources and related reporting

CVE Program record ↗ · Download tracked evidence as JSON

Monitored source mentions

Shared CVE identifiers link source mentions; they do not establish that the reports describe the same incident.

Observed change timeline

History begins when Egret first downloads each source. It is not the complete upstream CVE history.

12 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated

Stored EPSS snapshot at this observation.

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  "date": "2026-11-12",
  "epss": 0.17488,
  "percentile": 0.97175
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10 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated

Stored EPSS snapshot at this observation.

{
  "date": "2026-11-10",
  "epss": 0.17488,
  "percentile": 0.97157
}
10 Nov 2026, 12:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated

Stored EPSS snapshot at this observation.

{
  "date": "2026-11-09",
  "epss": 0.17488,
  "percentile": 0.97153
}
10 Nov 2026, 12:20 Jerusalem · CVE Program record changed

Stored CNA snapshot at this observation.

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