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Safeguard articles tagged "gitlab" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.

20 articles

DevSecOps

Hardening GitLab vs GitHub Default Settings

GitLab and GitHub both ship with defaults that prioritize usability. A head-to-head on the specific hardening steps each platform needs before it is safe for enterprise use.

Mar 17, 20266 min read
Vulnerability Analysis

GitLab Pipeline Execution Vulnerability CVE-2024-6678: Running Pipelines as Any User

CVE-2024-6678 allowed attackers to trigger GitLab CI/CD pipelines as arbitrary users, potentially accessing secrets and deploying malicious code through impersonated pipeline runs.

Mar 9, 20266 min read
Application Security

GitLab Ultimate Security Buyer Review 2026

GitLab bundles SAST, SCA, container scanning, and DAST into the Ultimate tier. Is the integrated story worth the premium over best-of-breed tools? An honest review.

Mar 3, 20266 min read
Emerging Technology

GitLab OIDC Token Theft: Workflow Research

GitLab CI OIDC tokens are becoming the keys to cloud kingdoms. Recent research shows how workflow misconfigurations leak them in surprising ways.

Feb 8, 20268 min read
DevSecOps

GitLab CI/CD Security Configuration

Hardening GitLab CI/CD pipelines with protected variables, secure runners, and built-in security scanning.

Jan 26, 20264 min read
Tool Reviews

GitLab Ultimate Security Features: Built-In Security Done Pragmatically

A review of GitLab Ultimate's security scanning features covering SAST, DAST, dependency scanning, container scanning, and how integrated security compares to best-of-breed tools.

Jan 23, 20265 min read
Vulnerability Analysis

GitLab Critical RCE (CVE-2022-2884): Remote Code Execution via GitHub Import

A critical vulnerability in GitLab's GitHub import feature allowed authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code on the server. The flaw highlighted risks in platform migration features.

Jan 13, 20266 min read
Vulnerability Analysis

GitLab ExifTool RCE (CVE-2021-22205)

CVE-2021-22205 let attackers RCE self-managed GitLab via a malicious ExifTool-parsed upload — no auth required. Here's the timeline and fix.

Jan 11, 20268 min read

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