critical Known exploitedREV. 01
CVE-2026-85706GitLab — Unauthenticated arbitrary file read via commits endpoint
A path traversal flaw in GitLab's repository commits endpoint, combined with missing authentication checks, lets an unauthenticated attacker read arbitrary files from the GitLab server. Affects 18.7 and later before 19.1.8, 19.2.6 and 19.3.2.
Read the risk
THE VITAL STATS- CVSS score
- 10.0/ 10 CVSS v3.1
- EPSS probability
- 15% Likelihood of exploitation
- Attack complexity
- Low Conditions needed to exploit
- Known exploited
- Yes — CISA KEV
- CVE published
- 2026-09-12
- Added to KEV
- 2026-09-11
- Exploit published
- Not recorded
- Confidence
- high
- Kill chain
- initial access
- MITRE ATT&CK
- T1190, T1083
- Severity
- critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attacker needsNetwork access to the GitLab web service; no account or user interaction needed
Fixed inGitLab >= 19.1.8, GitLab >= 19.2.6, GitLab >= 19.3.2
Behind the card
3 REFERENCES- 01CVE recordNVD recordnvd.nist.gov
- 02CISACISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogcisa.gov
- 03Writeupcisa.govcisa.gov
Field-level provenanceTRACE THE SOURCES +
Which source supports each field, when it was retrieved, and who extracted it.
| Fields | Source | Retrieved | Extractor | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cvss, exploitation.attack_complexity, exploitation.exploit_available, references, published_at | nvd.nist.gov | 2026-09-20 | scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1 | high |
| exploitation.known_exploited, exploitation.kev_added | cisa.gov | 2026-09-20 | scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1 | high |
| epss | api.first.org | 2026-09-20 | scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1 | high |
| title, summary, severity, remediation, mitre_attack, kill_chain, recommended_action, confidence, tags, exploitation.prerequisites | nvd.nist.gov | 2026-09-20 | claude-code | high |
| exploitation.prerequisites | nvd.nist.gov | 2026-09-20 | human | high |
Printing history
THE RECORD- r1Initial base card
First printing. This card has not been reprinted since publication.