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CVE-2026-85706

CVE-2026-85706CRITICAL

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   N   N  C  H  H  N   10.0   .9296   99.8   YES

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  GitLab   18.7 –    —

TIMELINE
  Sep 4   Reserved by GitLab
  Sep 11  ADDED TO KEV — CVE-2026-85706 (GitLab). Remediation due September 14, 2026.
  Sep 12  Published (CNA: GitLab)
  Sep 15  DUE DATE PASSED — CVE-2026-85706 (GitLab). CISA remediation deadline was September 14, 2026; still in catalog.
  Sep 23  EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-85706 (GitLab). Public exploit reference added.

CWE-22 · CNA: GitLab · CVSS v3.1 · 3 references · NVD status: Analyzed · KEV due September 14, 2026

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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 5 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
September 4, 2026	Reserved	Reserved by GitLab
September 11, 2026	KEV ADDED	ADDED TO KEV — CVE-2026-85706 (GitLab). Remediation due September 14, 2026.
September 12, 2026	Published	Published (CNA: GitLab)
September 15, 2026	DUE DATE PASSED	DUE DATE PASSED — CVE-2026-85706 (GitLab). CISA remediation deadline was September 14, 2026; still in catalog.
September 23, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-85706 (GitLab). Public exploit reference added.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
GitLab	GitLab	—	18.7	—

Weaknesses

CWE-22

References (3)

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/627748 [Broken Link]
https://hackerone.com/reports/3909881 [Permissions Required]
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-85706 [Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource]

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-85706 at cve.org

Vendors: gitlab

Weaknesses: CWE-22

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