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CVE-2026-85706 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:10 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-85706	CISA-ADP	Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/627748	[email protected]	Broken Link
https://hackerone.com/reports/3909881	[email protected]	Permissions Required

This CVE is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Reference CISA's BOD 22-01 and Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog for further guidance and requirements.

Vulnerability Name	Date Added	Due Date	Required Action
GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Path Traversal Vulnerability	Sep 11, 2026	Sep 14, 2026	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.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-22	Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
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
CPE cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::community:::* cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::enterprise:::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Sep 24, 2026	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Sep 23, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 14, 2026	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Sep 12, 2026	CVE CISA KEV Update	Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) U.S. Civilian Government
Sep 12, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Sep 12, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Sep 12, 2026	New CVE Received	[email protected]