Vulnerability details
CVE-2026-85706
Actively exploited
GitLab GitLab
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in GitLab
CVSS 3.1
10.0Critical
Official description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.7 before 18.11.12, 19.0 before 19.0.9, 19.1 before 19.1.8, 19.2 before 19.2.6, and 19.3 before 19.3.2 that, under certain conditions, an unauthenticated user could have read arbitrary files from the GitLab server due to improper path confinement and missing authentication enforcement in the repository commits API.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0Critical | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (GitLab) | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitLab | GitLab | 18.7 ≤ v < 18.11.12 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| GitLab | GitLab | 19.0 ≤ v < 19.0.9 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| GitLab | GitLab | 19.1 ≤ v < 19.1.8 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| GitLab | GitLab | 19.2 ≤ v < 19.2.6 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| GitLab | GitLab | 19.3 ≤ v < 19.3.2 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
3- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/627748
- https://hackerone.com/reports/3909881 technical-descriptionexploitpermissions-required
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-85706 government-resource
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Details
- Published
- 2026-09-12
- Last updated
- 2026-09-24
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- GitLab
- Kolun priority
- 100 · Critical
CISA KEV catalog
- Date added
- 2026-09-11
- Due date
- 2026-09-14
- Used in ransomware
- Unknown
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
97.35%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
99.8%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- Yes
- Exploitation
- Active
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')