CVE-2026-10053 (GCVE-0-2026-10053)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-23 09:27 – Updated: 2026-08-24 13:01
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in GitLab
Summary
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.8 before 19.0.6, 19.1 before 19.1.4, and 19.2 before 19.2.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user to achieve remote code execution due to a path traversal vulnerability in the package registry.
Severity
8.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-24 12:36 UTC
CWE
- CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items… | |
| https://hackerone.com/reports/3754194 | technical-descriptionexploitpermissions-required |
Impacted products
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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