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Oj parser state corruption and ASLR leak analysis in the GitLab notebook diff exploit chain

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Researchers published deep exploit analysis of Oj parser bugs in GitLab's notebook diff path, showing how callback-pointer corruption and a heap-address leak can be combined to drive authenticated RCE.

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H score37 First: 25.07.2026 11:34 Last: 25.07.2026 11:34 Sources 1

How related: Security researcher Yuhang Wu at depthfirst has published a working proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit that executes commands as git on an unpatched self-managed GitLab 18.11.3 server.

About this happening: A public PoC exploit now shows an authenticated RCE path in GitLab that can run commands as git on vulnerable self-managed servers. The flaw affects GitLab CE/EE...

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  1. 25.07.2026 11:34 2 articles · 2h ago

    Researcher publishes GitLab notebook diff exploit proof-of-concept

    Technical Analysis Update

    Yuhang Wu at depthfirst publishes a working proof-of-concept for an unpatched self-managed GitLab 18.11.3 server, showing that an authenticated user can commit two crafted Jupyter notebooks, request their diff, and execute commands as git without admin rights, CI runner access, victim interaction, or access to another user's project.

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