
GitLab issues urgent patch for critical path-traversal flaw CVE-2026-85706
GitLab urges self-hosted installations to patch CVE-2026-85706, a max-severity path traversal flaw in the repository-commits API that could allow unauthenticated access to arbitrary data; patches are available in GitLab CE/EE 19.3.2, 19.2.6, and 19.1, with GitLab.com already on patched code. WatchTowr reports in-the-wild probing for exploitation, and a related issue—CVE-2026-87719 (insecure deserialization in GraphQL subscriptions)—is also fixed in these versions. Admins should upgrade immediately to protect credentials and configs; GitLab serves millions of users, including Fortune 100 companies.
