---
id: CVE-2026-85706
title: >-
  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 c…
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 c…
severity: critical
cvss: 10
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-22
vendor: gitlab
product: gitlab
affected:
  - 'gitlab >= 18.7.0, < 18.11.12'
  - 'gitlab >= 19.0.0, < 19.0.9'
  - 'gitlab >= 19.1.0, < 19.1.8'
  - 'gitlab >= 19.2.0, < 19.2.6'
  - 'gitlab >= 19.3.0, < 19.3.2'
patched:
  - gitlab 19.3.2
published: '2026-09-12'
updated: '2026-09-24'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-24T12:52:28.143'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85706'
references:
  - url: 'https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/627748'
    label: cve@gitlab.com
  - url: 'https://hackerone.com/reports/3909881'
    label: cve@gitlab.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-85706
    label: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
tags:
  - nvd
  - kev
  - in-the-wild
  - exploit-available
  - cve.org
epss: 0.97355
epssPercentile: 0.99897
kev: true
kevDateAdded: '2026-09-11'
kevDueDate: '2026-09-14'
kevRansomware: false
exploited: true
exploits:
  github: 13
  githubRepos:
    - 'https://github.com/guneykabel/cve-2026-85706'
    - 'https://github.com/EQSTLab/CVE-2026-85706'
    - 'https://github.com/FlowerWitch/CVE-2026-85706_docker_exp'
  metasploit:
    - auxiliary/gather/gitlab_file_read_cve_2026_85706
  nuclei:
    - CVE-2026-85706
  checkedAt: '2026-10-27T19:18:14.810Z'
exploitAvailable: true
zeroDay: true
ssvc:
  exploitation: active
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-09-12T03:55:28.970728Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-14T15:23:07.420Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `gitlab >= 18.7.0, < 18.11.12`
- `gitlab >= 19.0.0, < 19.0.9`
- `gitlab >= 19.1.0, < 19.1.8`
- `gitlab >= 19.2.0, < 19.2.6`
- `gitlab >= 19.3.0, < 19.3.2`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `gitlab 19.3.2`