CVE-2026-10053
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in GitLab
- Published
- Aug 23, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 25, 2026
- Assigning CNA
- GitLab
- Evidence observed
- Aug 24, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 53.8%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
2Reproducible lab for CVE-2026-10053 (GitLab npm package-registry path traversal -> arbitrary file write as git). Vulnerable 19.2.1 vs patched 19.2.2, deterministic oracle.
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