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GitLab urges users to patch max severity path traversal flaw
GitLab urged users on Thursday to patch their servers immediately against a maximum-severity path traversal vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-85706.
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GitLab warned users on Thursday to immediately patch a maximum‑severity path‑traversal vulnerability identified as CVE‑2026‑85706. The flaw, found by a researcher using the “s3ntago” handle and reported through GitLab’s HackerOne bug bounty program, stems from improper path confinement and a lack of authentication enforcement in the repository commits API.
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