Vulnerability Intelligence Report
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 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.
CISA KEV
Nuclei Template
SSVC: Active Exploitation
Automatable
Path Traversal
CVSS Base Score
10.0
CRITICAL
Exploitability:3.9
Impact Score:5.8
EPSS Probability:9.29%
Executive Threat Verdict
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-22 ↗CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| GitLab | GitLab | 18.7 < 18.11.12 (affected), 19.0 < 19.0.9 (affected), 19.1 < 19.1.8 (affected), 19.2 < 19.2.6 (affected), 19.3 < 19.3.2 (affected) |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
CISA KEV
ACTIVE IN CATALOG
Nuclei Template
SCANNER AVAILABLE
EPSS Score
9.287%
GitHub Advisory
Vulnerability Class
Path Traversal
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | GitLab Inc. · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2026-09-04T14:34:20 |
| Published | 2026-09-12T02:46:31 |
| Last Updated | 2026-09-23T21:03:18 |
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