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High · 8.5 Public exploit CVE-2026-10053 EUVD-2026-64645GHSA-2fpv-gqh2-qq5r

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in GitLab

Published Aug 23, 2026 · Updated Aug 25, 2026 · Assigned by GitLab

Vendor: GitLab Product: GitLab Category: Web / CMS

Description

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
GitLab GitLab 18.8 – < 19.0.6, 19.1 – < 19.1.4, 19.2 – < 19.2.2 19.0.6

Public exploits

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GitHub 1 repository

  • dinosn/CVE-2026-10053-lab ★ 4 · Aug 23, 2026

    Reproducible lab for CVE-2026-10053 (GitLab npm package-registry path traversal -> arbitrary file write as git). Vulnerable 19.2.1 vs patched 19.2.2, deterministic oracle.

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