Vulnerability · Published Aug 23, 2026 · Assigned by GitLab
CVE-2026-10053Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in GitLab
High 8.5
In plain English
A high-severity path traversal in GitLab from GitLab. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 60% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 39.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official 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 (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/601596
- HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #3754194 technical-description, exploit, permissions-required