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CVE-2026-85706

critical

Description

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.

References

https://www.securityweek.com/gitlab-vulnerability-exploited-one-day-after-disclosure/

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/09/11/cisa-adds-one-known-exploited-vulnerability-catalog

https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/gitlab-cvss-10-file-read-flaw-draws-in.html

https://cyberscoop.com/gitlab-critical-flaws-path-traversal-scans/

https://hackerone.com/reports/3909881

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/gitlab-urges-users-to-patch-max-severity-path-traversal-flaw/

https://github.com/FlowerWitch/CVE-2026-85706_docker_exp

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-85706

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/627748

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-09-12

Updated: 2026-09-12

Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 10

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

Severity: Critical

Vulnerability Watch

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Vulnerability of Interest