Advisoriesby IbisGitLabCVE-2026-85706
GitLab: missing authentication
Fix: upgrade to 18.11.12 or later (4 fixed versions below)
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 versions
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| GitLab Product | >= 18.7, < 18.11.12 | 18.11.12 |
| >= 19.0, < 19.0.9 | 19.0.9 | |
| >= 19.1, < 19.1.8 | 19.1.8 | |
| >= 19.2, < 19.2.6 | 19.2.6 |
Details and references
- CVSS 3.1
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Severity from
- the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)
- Weakness
- CWE-22