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CVE-2026-10053

CVE-2026-10053HIGH

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

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   L   N  U  H  H  H    8.8   .0077   54.2     —

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  GitLab   18.8 –    —

TIMELINE
  May 29  Reserved by GitLab
  Aug 23  EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-10053 (GitLab). Public exploit reference added.
  Aug 23  Published (CNA: GitLab)
  Aug 24  EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-10053 (GitLab). Public exploit reference added.
  Aug 31  RESCORED — CVE-2026-10053 (GitLab). CVSS 8.5 → 8.8 (NVD).

CWE-22 · CNA: GitLab · CVSS v3.1 · 2 references · NVD status: Analyzed

Description

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.8 before 19.0.6, 19.1 before 19.1.4, and 19.2 before 19.2.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user to achieve remote code execution due to a path traversal vulnerability in the package registry.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 5 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
May 29, 2026	Reserved	Reserved by GitLab
August 23, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-10053 (GitLab). Public exploit reference added.
August 23, 2026	Published	Published (CNA: GitLab)
August 24, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-10053 (GitLab). Public exploit reference added.
August 31, 2026	RESCORED	RESCORED — CVE-2026-10053 (GitLab). CVSS 8.5 → 8.8 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
GitLab	GitLab	—	18.8	—

Weaknesses

CWE-22

References (2)

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/601596 [Broken Link]
https://hackerone.com/reports/3754194 [Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-10053 at cve.org

Vendors: gitlab

Weaknesses: CWE-22

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