CVE-2026-85706
GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Path Traversal Vulnerability
This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it. If you run Community Edition and Enterprise Edition, fix it now.
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.
US federal civilian agencies must remediate by Sep 14, 2026.
Patch status
No official fix confirmed yet
Until a fix ships, follow the vendor's mitigations and CISA's required action, limit exposure of affected systems, and watch this record for a patch.
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.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.
Affected products
| Product | Vendor | Affected versions | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Edition and Enterprise Edition | GitLab | — | — | KEV |
| GitLab | GitLab | >= 18.7.0, < 18.11.12; >= 19.0.0, < 19.0.9; >= 19.1.0, < 19.1.8; >= 19.2.0, < 19.2.6; >= 19.3.0, < 19.3.2 | 18.11.12; 19.0.9; 19.1.8; 19.2.6; 19.3.2 | NVD |
Sources: KEV = CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog; NVD = NIST National Vulnerability Database.
Intelligence timeline
Developments from the last 30 days, newest first.
- Added to CISA KEV
CVE-2026-85706 added to CISA KEV: GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition, GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Path Traversal Vulnerability
CISA lists this as exploited in the wild. Unpatched Community Edition and Enterprise Edition systems are exposed to active attacks now.
Basis: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
Coverage
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