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CVE-2026-85706

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in GitLab

CVSS 3.1 Critical 10.0Known exploited (CISA KEV)

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

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.

Official description from the CVE record, published by GitLab. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See /security/cve/legal for the CVE license. View the record on cve.org

Key data

CVSS 3.1 Critical 10.0
Score published by GitLab in the CVE record.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

  • Attack vector: Network

    The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.

  • Attack complexity: Low

    No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.

  • Privileges required: None

    No account or privileges are needed.

  • User interaction: None

    No action from any user is needed.

  • Scope: Changed

    The impact can reach other components beyond the vulnerable one.

  • Confidentiality impact: High

    Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.

  • Integrity impact: High

    Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.

  • Availability impact: None

    No effect on availability.

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EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.
Score
0.97355 (97.4% probability)
Percentile
99.9%
Scores of
Nov 10, 2026
Model
v2026.06.15
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
This CVE is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Name in the catalog
GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Path Traversal Vulnerability
Added to the catalog
Sep 11, 2026
Federal due date
Sep 14, 2026
CISA assessment as of Sep 12, 2026
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.
Exploitation
Recorded by CISA as active
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Weakness (CWE)
CWE catalog version 5.0.
CWE names: Copyright © 2006-2026, The MITRE Corporation. See /security/cve/legal for the CWE license.
  • CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
Affected products
Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.

  • GitLab

    • affected: 18.7 up to before 18.11.12
    • affected: 19.0 up to before 19.0.9
    • affected: 19.1 up to before 19.1.8
    • affected: 19.2 up to before 19.2.6
    • affected: 19.3 up to before 19.3.2
References
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Timeline
  1. ID reserved
  2. Added to CISA KEV
  3. Record published
  4. Record last updated

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