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Critical · 10.0 Known exploited Scanner template Public exploit CVE-2026-85706 EUVD-2026-76779GHSA-f47w-mrg9-g9p2

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

Published Sep 12, 2026 · Updated Sep 23, 2026 · Assigned by GitLab

Vendor: GitLab Product: GitLab Package: gitlab-docker-machine-19.1 Package: gitlab-docker-machine-19.2 Package: gitlab-pages-19.1 Package: gitlab-runner-19.1 Package: gitlab-runner-19.2 Package: gitlab-runner-helper-19.1 Package: gitlab-runner-helper-19.2 Package: gitlab-runner-helper-compat-19.1 Package: gitlab-runner-helper-compat-19.2 Package: gitlab-runner-helper-oci-entrypoint-19.1 Package: gitlab-runner-helper-oci-entrypoint-19.2 Package: gitlab-runner-oci-entrypoint-19.1 Package: gitlab-runner-oci-entrypoint-19.2 Category: Web / CMS Ecosystem: Wolfi

Description

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 products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
GitLab GitLab 18.7 – < 18.11.12, 19.0 – < 19.0.9, 19.1 – < 19.1.8, 19.2 – < 19.2.6, 19.3 – < 19.3.2 18.11.12

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Wolfi

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Wolfi rolling gitlab-pages-19.1 19.1.8-r0 —
Wolfi rolling gitlab-runner-19.1 +5 No fix yet —
Wolfi rolling gitlab-runner-19.2 +5 19.2.6-r0 —

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

Metasploit 1 module

GitHub 13 repositories · most starred shown

  • guneykabel/cve-2026-85706 ★ 45 · Sep 11, 2026

    Exploit poc for CVE-2026-85706 an unauthenticated arbitrary file read on Gitlab CE-EE affecting versions: 18.7–19.1.7; 19.2.0–19.2.5; 19.3.0–19.3.1

  • EQSTLab/CVE-2026-85706 ★ 29 · Sep 28, 2026

    GitLab Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read

  • ynsmroztas/GitLabSniper ★ 9 · Sep 11, 2026

    CVE-2026-85706 Unauthenticated File Read

  • 0xlyvio/cve-2026-85706-poc-exploit-gitlab ★ 4 · Sep 12, 2026

    cve-2026-85706-poc-exploit-gitlab

  • jithinkrishnanrs/gitlab-cve-2026-85706-ioc ★ 2 · Sep 12, 2026

    CVE-2026-85706 — GitLab Path Traversal IOC Scanner & Detection Toolkit. Detect and hunt for exploitation of the critical unauthenticated GitLab CE/EE path traversal vulnerability with IOC scanning, S…

  • FlowerWitch/CVE-2026-85706_docker_exp ★ 2 · Sep 11, 2026

    CVE-2026-85706_docker_exp

  • tc4dy/CVE-2026-85706-PoC-Toolkit ★ 1 · Sep 17, 2026

    CVE-2026-85706 – GitLab Unauth File Read Toolkit (CVSS 10.0) | Red/Blue Team suite for self-managed GitLab CE/EE 18.7–19.3.1. 2 tools: Full Exploit (unauth file read, admin token, mass scan, loot, sh…

  • unh00k3d/cve-2026-85706 ★ 1 · Sep 14, 2026

    CVE-2026-85706 — GitLab unauthenticated arbitrary file read (CVSS 10.0). Root-cause analysis, vulnerable Docker lab, and PoC.

  • plur1bu5/gitread ★ 1 · Sep 13, 2026

    CVE-2026-85706 · GitLab CE/EE unauthenticated file read · research PoC with oracle mode, fd enumeration, and tiered loot targeting

  • gagaltotal/CVE-2026-85706-gitlab-poc ★ 1 · Sep 13, 2026

    POC GitLab CE/EE unauthenticated arbitrary file read vulnerability (CVE-2026-85706).

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Automated scanner template

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Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.

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