CVE-2026-85706
GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Path Traversal Vulnerability
GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.7 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.
Exploitation status
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
Listed by CISA on 11 September 2026. US federal agencies were required to remediate it by 14 September 2026.
EPSS — exploitation probability
FIRST puts the probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days at 12%, which is higher than 95.9% of all scored vulnerabilities. EPSS is a forecast of activity, not a measure of severity, and it is rescored daily.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Frequently asked questions
Is CVE-2026-85706 being exploited by ransomware groups?
No ransomware group in this database is currently recorded as exploiting CVE-2026-85706.
What does CVE-2026-85706 affect?
CVE-2026-85706 affects GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition. GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.7 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.
How severe is CVE-2026-85706?
CVE-2026-85706 is rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 10. EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12%, higher than 95.9% of all scored vulnerabilities. It is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, with a federal remediation deadline of 14 September 2026.
How should organisations respond to CVE-2026-85706?
Apply the vendor patch for GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition as the first priority, and treat any internet-facing instance as the most urgent. Because this vulnerability is associated with ransomware activity, also review whether the affected systems were reachable before patching, rather than assuming that patching alone closes the incident.