Vulnerability Analysis
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in GitLab
CVE-2026-85706
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.7 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.
Nuclei Template
SSVC: Active Exploitation
Automatable
Path Traversal
CVSS Base Score
10.0
CRITICAL
Exploitability:3.9
Impact Score:5.8
Temporal Score:-
EPSS:-
Threat Intelligence Signals
CISA KEV
No
KEV Date Added
—
Ransomware Use
—
KEV Due Date
—
VulnCheck In-the-Wild
No
Nuclei Template
YES
EPSS Score
—
EPSS Percentile
—
GHSA ID
GitHub Severity
CRITICAL
SSVC Exploitation
Active
SSVC Automatable
Yes
Vulnerability Class
Path Traversal
Identity & Timeline
| Status | - |
| Assigning Authority | - |
| Discovered Via | - |
| Record Completeness | - |
| CVSS Version / Source | - |
| Reserved | - |
| Published | - |
| Patch Date (date_public) | - |
| Exploit DB Date | - |
| First GitHub PoC Date | - |
| Last Updated | - |
| Time to Patch (Days to fix) | - |
| Exploit Release Gap | - |
| PoC Release Gap | - |
| Exploit DB References | None identified |
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| No affected products specified. | ||
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