An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 11.9. GitLab was not properly validating image files that were passed to a file parser which resulted in a remote command execution.
https://blog.xlab.qianxin.com/catddos-derivative-en/
https://thehackernews.com/2023/12/behind-scenes-of-matveevs-ransomware.html
https://therecord.media/confluence-and-gitlab-servers-targeted-by-new-ransomware-strain
https://hackerone.com/reports/1154542
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/327121
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22205.json
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164994/GitLab-13.10.2-Remote-Code-Execution.html