High severity · published Aug 23, 2026
CVE-2026-10053
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in GitLab
8.8
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 57% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GI
GitLab · GitLab
18.8 before 19.0.6; 19.1 before 19.1.4; 19.2 before 19.2.2 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-10053
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-10053
Broken Link
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/601596
Permissions Required
https://hackerone.com/reports/3754194
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