CVE-2026-85706 GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Path Traversal
An unauthenticated attacker can read arbitrary files from the GitLab server due to improper path confinement in the repository commits API.
- Exploited in the wild
- Since 11 Sep 2026
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-85706?
CVE-2026-85706 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 12 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
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.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-85706?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including gitlab. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
gitlab Bitnami | From 18.7.0 | 18.11.12, 19.0.9, 19.1.8, 19.2.6, 19.3.2 |
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2026-85706?
Upgrade gitlab to a fixed version for your release line: 18.11.12, 19.0.9, 19.1.8 or 19.2.6. US federal agencies must fix it by 14 Sep 2026.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2026-85706 being exploited?
Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2026-85706 in the wild since at least 11 Sep 2026.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 1 Nuclei template and 13 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Gitlab Gitlab
- CVE-2026-97229 GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Integer Overflow or Wraparound
- CVE-2023-7028 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Improper Access Control
- CVE-2021-22205 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2021-39935 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
- CVE-2021-22175 GitLab Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Sources
Also known as BIT-gitlab-2026-85706, GHSA-f47w-mrg9-g9p2, MINI-25wr-r8f5-2p27, MINI-2jm5-vxp4-xc4p, MINI-3352-4p33-w2m3, MINI-3wpr-v4gr-wwcj and 34 more.