October 12, 2026

CVE Watchtower

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CVE-2026-85706NVD

Vulnerability Summary

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.
Severity Level
CRITICAL(10.0)
Published Date
Sep 12, 2026
Last Modified
Sep 24, 2026
PoC
Available(Metasploit, Nuclei)
Exploitation Status
ACTIVE
EPSS Score (30-Day)
92.96%Probability
Root Weakness (CWE)
CWE-22: Path Traversal ↗
The software uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory.
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 10.0 (CRITICAL)
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeChanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityNone

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions
  • Gitlab Gitlab >= 18.7.0 and < 18.11.12
  • Gitlab Gitlab >= 19.0.0 and < 19.0.9
  • Gitlab Gitlab >= 19.1.0 and < 19.1.8
  • Gitlab Gitlab >= 19.2.0 and < 19.2.6
  • Gitlab Gitlab >= 19.3.0 and < 19.3.2
Patched Versions
  • Gitlab Gitlab 18.11.12
  • Gitlab Gitlab 19.0.9
  • Gitlab Gitlab 19.1.8
  • Gitlab Gitlab 19.2.6
  • Gitlab Gitlab 19.3.2
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