CVE-2026-85706 (GCVE-0-2026-85706)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-12 02:46 – Updated: 2026-09-23 21:03- CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items… | |
| https://hackerone.com/reports/3909881 | technical-descriptionexploitpermissions-required |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit… | government-resource |
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Vendor Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 80%
Source: cisa-kev
Details
| Cwes | CWE-35 |
|---|---|
| Feed | CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog |
| Product | Community Edition and Enterprise Edition |
| Due Date | 2026-09-14 |
| Date Added | 2026-09-11 |
| Vendorproject | GitLab |
| Vulnerabilityname | GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Path Traversal Vulnerability |
| Knownransomwarecampaignuse | Unknown |
References
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 70%
Source: previdian
Details
| Feed | Previdian (previdian.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in GitLab |
| Cve Id | CVE-2026-85706 |
| Vendor | GitLab |
| Ghsa Id | GHSA-F47W-MRG9-G9P2 |
| Product | GitLab |
| Added Date | 2026-09-11T20:01:20.727Z |
| Cvss Score | 10.0 |
| Epss Score | 0.01148 |
| Previous Ids | |
| Cvss Severity | CRITICAL |
| Virtual Patch | False |
| Cvss Estimated | False |
| Epss Percentile | 0.64977 |
| Used In Malware | unknown |
| Vulnerability Id | CVE-2026-85706 |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev | None |
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | False |
References
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