CVE-2026-90970 is a template-engine neutralization vulnerability in GitLab AI Gateway's handling of Duo Agent Platform custom-flow prompt templates. Under unspecified conditions, an authenticated user with Duo Agent Platform access can submit a specially crafted flow configuration that escapes the prompt-template sandbox and potentially executes arbitrary commands on the gateway. Affected versions are 18.1.6 through versions before 19.2.4, the 19.3 release line before 19.3.2, and the 19.4 release line before 19.4.1. The precise exploit configuration and underlying template engine have not been disclosed.
Mallory correlates every CVE against your assets, your vendors, and active adversary campaigns. Know which vulnerabilities matter for you, not just which ones are loud.
What it means. What to do now. Patch path, mitigations, and the assume-compromise checklist.
What an attacker gets, and what they’ve been doing with it.
If you can’t patch tonight, do this now.
Patch, then assume compromise.
No valid public exploits. Mallory filtered out 1 candidate as fakes, detection scripts, or README-only repos.
All candidate exploits were filtered out by Mallory's validation.
Products and vendors Mallory has correlated with this vulnerability. Open in Mallory to drill down to specific CPE configurations and version ranges.
Vendor-confirmed product mapping. Mallory continuously reconciles this list against your asset inventory.
69 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.
A critical custom-flow template sandbox escape in GitLab AI Gateway, rated CVSS 9.9. Exploitation requires authentication and access to Duo Agent Platform; additional necessary conditions are unspecified. Affected Gateway versions are 18.1.6 through versions before 19.2.4, 19.3 before 19.3.2, and 19.4 before 19.4.1. Fixes are available in 19.2.4, 19.3.2, and 19.4.1. GitLab-hosted gateways have already been updated; organizations operating their own gateways must update them. The advisory does not disclose exploitation status, while CISA's October 2 assessment lists exploitation as 'none'. No temporary workaround or method for checking prior compromise is provided.
A critical improper neutralization vulnerability in GitLab's AI Gateway allows authenticated attackers with basic privileges and Duo Agent Platform access to escape the prompt template sandbox and execute arbitrary commands. GitLab released versions 19.2.4, 19.3.2, and 19.4.1 to fix affected self-hosted deployments and urges immediate patching. Cloud-hosted AI Gateway customers are already protected.
A critical template injection and sandbox escape vulnerability in GitLab AI Gateway custom-flow functionality. An authenticated attacker with access to the affected Duo Agent Platform functionality can submit a crafted flow configuration to execute arbitrary commands on the gateway host without additional user interaction. Reported affected versions are 18.1.6–19.2.3, 19.3.0–19.3.1, and 19.4.0. The article emphasizes self-hosted deployments and reports no confirmed active exploitation or CISA KEV listing.
A critical template-engine sandbox escape in GitLab AI Gateway, reported with a CVSS v4.0 score of 9.9. An authenticated user with GitLab Duo Agent Platform access can submit a crafted flow configuration, bypass sanitization, and execute arbitrary commands as the gateway service. Potential consequences include source-code interception, credential theft, session hijacking, and access to internal LLM endpoints. Reported affected gateway versions are 18.1.6–19.2.3, 19.3.0–19.3.1, and 19.4.0. GitLab-hosted gateways have been patched; self-hosted deployments require administrator updates. The article identifies self-hosted-v19.4.1-ee as an example patched image and says branches 19.1 and earlier must move to a supported minor release.
Query your assets running an affected version, and investigate the blast radius.
Every observed campaign linking this CVE to a named adversary.
Malware families riding this exploit, with evidence and IOCs.
YARA, Sigma, Snort, and vendor rules, auto-deployed to your SIEM.
Cross-references every affected SKU, including bundled OEM variants.
Community discussion across Reddit, Mastodon, and other social sources.