CVE-2026-85706 | defend.network

What is CVE-2026-85706?

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.

CVSS10 NVD 3.1

SeverityCRITICAL

Exploitation In the wild In CISA KEV

Triage statusActive Exploit

ActionPatch immediately

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

CWECWE-22

NVD published2026-09-12

NVD last modified2026-09-12

Timeline

2026-09-11Added to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog
2026-09-12Published to the U.S. National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
2026-09-12First covered in a defend.network daily briefing
2026-09-14CISA federal remediation deadline (BOD 22-01)

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Path Traversal Vulnerability

Added to KEV2026-09-11

Federal patch deadline2026-09-14

Known ransomware useUnknown

Affected product

GitLab Community Edition And Enterprise Edition

Remediation Steps

Apply GitLab patch immediately to all affected instances
Review server logs for unauthorized file access attempts related to repository commits API
Restrict network access to GitLab admin interfaces to trusted networks pending patch deployment
Verify integrity of sensitive files on affected GitLab servers

References

Referenced in our briefings & reports

Vulnerability Priority Report – Week 1 of September 2026 (September 7 – 13)
GitLab CVSS 10 exploited in wild; Microsoft ships 974 patches; Claude abused by state actors (2026-09-12)

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