CVE-2026-85706

● Known-exploited CRITICAL

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 certa...

Affects 1 product across 1 vendor.

CVSS 3.110.0
EPSS93.0%
Percentile100th
PatchUnknown
Known-exploited since2026-09-11
CVSS Vector — Plain English Remotely exploitable over the network, low complexity, no authentication required, no user interaction needed, can impact systems beyond the vulnerable component, full confidentiality impact, full integrity impact, no availability impact.
CWE Weakness Definitions
CWE-22: Path Traversal

Attacker manipulates file path inputs to access files outside the intended directory.

Related Attack Patterns (CAPEC)
CAPEC-64 Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic
via CWE-22
CAPEC-76 Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls
via CWE-22
CAPEC-78 Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding
via CWE-22
CAPEC-79 Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding
via CWE-22
CAPEC-126 Path Traversal
via CWE-22

Mapping is CWE-to-CAPEC per MITRE CAPEC 3.9.

◆ AI Analysis — automated analysis, not human-reviewed

A critical severity vulnerability (CVE-2026-85706) affects the target system. 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 rea...

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Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2026-85706?
A critical severity vulnerability (CVE-2026-85706) affects the target system. 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 rea...
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-85706?
CVE-2026-85706 has CVSS 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N. EPSS: 93.0%.
Is CVE-2026-85706 actively exploited?
Yes. CVE-2026-85706 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog (added 2026-09-11). Active exploitation confirmed. Immediate patching required.
How do I remediate CVE-2026-85706?
Advisory: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/627748
What systems are affected by CVE-2026-85706?
CVE-2026-85706 affects Gitlab Gitlab.
Vulnerability Details
CVE IDCVE-2026-85706
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Published2026-09-12
Last Modified2026-09-24
ICS Relevance15%
Weakness (CWE)
Path Traversal
SourceNVD
Official 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 NVD / MITRE CVE Database

Affected Products
VendorProductAffected Versions
Gitlab Gitlab —
Remediation
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Threat Intelligence
● Threat Intelligence Validated: October 2026 | Threat Age: 34 Days
CISA known-exploited● Active Exploitation Confirmed (added 2026-09-11)
Public ExploitNot confirmed
PoC CodeNot confirmed
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