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title: "CVE-2026-85706: GitLab CE/EE - Path Traversal"
description: "GitLab CE/EE >= 18.7, < 19.1.8, 19.2 < 19.2.6, and 19.3 < 19.3.2 contain a path traversal caused by improper path confinement and missing authentication enforcement in the repository commits API, letting unauthenticated users read arbitrary files."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-85706/
---

# CVE-2026-85706 GitLab CE/EE - Path Traversal

GitLab CE/EE >= 18.7, < 19.1.8, 19.2 < 19.2.6, and 19.3 < 19.3.2 contain a path traversal caused by improper path confinement and missing authentication enforcement in the repository commits API, letting unauthenticated users read arbitrary files.

CVSS base score 10.0 /10

Critical

CISA KEV

Exploited in the wild

Public exploit

Proof of concept available

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

92.96% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85706)

## Details

Type

Path Traversal

Impact

File System Read, Information Disclosure

CVSS vector

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

Published

12 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-22](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to versions 19.1.8, 19.2.6, 19.3.2 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85706](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85706)
- [https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/outbreak-alert/gitlab-path-traversal](https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/outbreak-alert/gitlab-path-traversal)
- [https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work\_items/627748](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/627748)
- [https://hackerone.com/reports/3909881](https://hackerone.com/reports/3909881)
- [https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/commit/0ff7b6b2911723389f2271b10362591b0a69a166](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/commit/0ff7b6b2911723389f2271b10362591b0a69a166)
- [https://github.com/mhtsec/CVE-2026-85706](https://github.com/mhtsec/CVE-2026-85706)
- [https://api.vulncheck.com/v3/index/vulncheck-canaries?cve=CVE-2026-85706&date=2026-10-14](https://api.vulncheck.com/v3/index/vulncheck-canaries?cve=CVE-2026-85706&date=2026-10-14)
- [https://x.com/watchtowrcyber/status/2098361659941126333](https://x.com/watchtowrcyber/status/2098361659941126333)
- [https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field\_cve=CVE-2026-85706](https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-85706)
- [https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/09/10/patch-release-gitlab-19-3-2-released/](https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/09/10/patch-release-gitlab-19-3-2-released/)
- [https://github.com/ynsmroztas/GitLabSniper](https://github.com/ynsmroztas/GitLabSniper)

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- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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