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GitLab Path Traversal Vulnerability Allows Unauthenticated File Reads
GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition contain a path traversal vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated user to read arbitrary files, according to the National Vulnerability Database.
According to the National Vulnerability Database, GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition contain a path traversal vulnerability. The vulnerability allows an unauthenticated user to read arbitrary files. The cause is improper path confinement and missing authentication enforcement in the repository commits API.
What the reporting says
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Stated by NIST National Vulnerability Database
- GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition contains a path traversal vulnerability.
- The vulnerability allows an unauthenticated user to read arbitrary files due to improper path confinement and missing authentication enforcement in the repository commits API.
Our view
This vulnerability could affect any workflow that relies on GitLab's repository commits API, as it may allow unauthorized access to files.
What the reporting says: GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated user to read arbitrary files due to improper path confinement and missing authentication enforcement in the repository commits API.
Sources
- NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseText stored 16 September 2026 · checked 16 September 2026
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How this story was checked. Written from the 1 page listed above, stored 16 September 2026; claims checked against that stored text on 16 September 2026.
What that means
- 2 of 2 reported statements were confirmed against the page that carries them; the rest were removed rather than published.
- Figures in the text were required to appear in the stored source text: yes. Identifiers: yes.
- The check reads stored text only: no claim rests on a fresh look that did not happen.
- Where the reporting was silent, the text says so instead of filling the gap.