On 2026-09-11, CISA added CVE-2026-85706 (GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog [2]. The vulnerability is listed in the catalog as "GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Path Traversal Vulnerability" [2]. CISA requires remediation in accordance with the listed vendor mitigation guidance; see the original text in the body for specific requirements [2].
Backfill: this event became public on Sep 11, 2026 and we added it on Nov 10, 2026. It is not a new event.
CISA Adds GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Vulnerability CVE-2026-85706 to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
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- Disclosed
- Sep 11, 2026
- Published
- Nov 10, 2026
- Last updated
- Nov 8, 2026
- CVSS basis
- Our assessment
- 97.4%, higher than 100% of CVEs
- Exploitation and patch status
- ExploitedKEV
- Attack vector
- Vulnerability status
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- Motivation
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What happened
Who is affected
Industries mainly affected: Government, Cross-industry
What to do nowOur advice
CISA requires remediation in accordance with the listed vendor mitigation guidance; see the original text in the body for specific requirements [2].
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Technical details
CISA KEV Listing Record
CISA added CVE-2026-85706 (GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition) to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities () catalog on 2026-09-11 [2].
Original Technical Description
GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated user to read arbitrary files due to an improper path confinement and missing authentication enforcement in the repository commits API. [2]
Official Required Action
Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines. [2]
Individual Vulnerability Record
The U.S. National Vulnerability Database (NVD) provides an independent vulnerability record and description for CVE-2026-85706 [1].
References
Official / primary3
- [1]
“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 im”
- [2]
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