CVE-2026-85706
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in GitLab
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 97.36 % · percentile 100 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- GitLab
- NVD status
- Analyzed
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.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-22 — Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 10.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N | GitLab |
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 10.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N | NVD · cve@gitlab.com (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-76779
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-85706
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1242 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans GitLab · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1160 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans GitLab · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*≥ 18.7.0 < 18.11.12cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*≥ 18.7.0 < 18.11.12cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*≥ 19.0.0 < 19.0.9cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*≥ 19.0.0 < 19.0.9cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*≥ 19.1.0 < 19.1.8cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*≥ 19.1.0 < 19.1.8cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*≥ 19.2.0 < 19.2.6cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*≥ 19.2.0 < 19.2.6cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*≥ 19.3.0 < 19.3.2cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*≥ 19.3.0 < 19.3.2
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| GitLab · GitLab | affected 18.7 < 18.11.12 ; affected 19.0 < 19.0.9 ; affected 19.1 < 19.1.8 ; affected 19.2 < 19.2.6 ; affected 19.3 < 19.3.2 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities | CC0 1.0 |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |