Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in GitLab
CVSS score
10.0
EPSS probability
%93.0
Risk score
18.6
Published
1 mo ago
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GitLab Patches CVSS 10.0 Flaw That Could Let Unauthenticated Users Run Server Code
GitLab has released patches for a maximum-severity security flaw impacting its Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE) software that could result in arbitrary code execution. "GitLab has remediated an issue that, under certain conditions, could have allowed an unauthenticated user to execute arbitrary code on the GitLab server via a specially crafted regular expression in a CI/CD
CVE-2026-85706: Critical GitLab Path Traversal Exploited in the Wild
OverviewOn September 10, 2026, GitLab published a critical patch release for GitLab Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE). The release addresses CVE-2026-85706, a critical path traversal vulnerability (CWE-22) in the repository commits API with a CVSSv3.1 score of 10.0. According to GitLab, improper path confinement and missing authentication enforcement could allow an unauthenticated user to read arbitrary files from an affected GitLab server under certain conditions.On September 11, 2026, CVE-2026-85706 was added to the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's (CI
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