In CISA KEV10.0 CriticalCWE-22
CVE-2026-85706
GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Path Traversal Vulnerability
GitLabCommunity Edition and Enterprise Edition
Status
- Exploited in the wild
- In CISA KEV since 11 Sep
- Vendor fix available
Federal deadlineMon 14 Sep, 23:59 UTC
Passed 41 days ago
CISA KEV · added 11 Sep
Exploit probabilityEPSSchecked 25 Oct
97%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Higher than 100% of scored CVEs
SeverityCVSS
10.0Critical
Description NVD
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 required action
Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
Coverage 12 articles · 8 outlets
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- GitLab Patches Critical Flaw That Could Let Attackers Run Server CodeThe Hacker News · mentions it in passing
- Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities Jump to 100 in Q3 2026SecurityOnline · mentions it in passing
- CISA Warns of Active Exploitation of Critical GitLab File Theft FlawDark Reading
- CISA Flags Artifactory, ScreenConnect and GitLab Flaws as ExploitedSecurity Affairs · mentions it in passing
- Critical GitLab Flaw Exploited as CISA Orders Emergency PatchingRapid7
- GitLab Urges Patching as Attackers Probe Critical File-Read FlawInfosecurity
- CISA Tracks Exploitation of Critical N-central, GitLab and MikroTik FlawsSecurityOnline · mentions it in passing
- GitLab Zero Day Lets Attackers Steal Secrets From Public ServersSecurity Affairs
- CISA Flags Actively Exploited GitLab Flaw Exposing Arbitrary FilesCISA · official notice
- GitLab Patches CVSS 10 Flaw Exploited to Steal SecretsThe Hacker News
- Attackers Exploit Critical GitLab Flaw Within a Day of PatchesSecurityWeek
- GitLab Fixes Critical Path Traversal Flaw Exposing Server FilesSecurityOnline · first in our coverage