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Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in GitLab

Type: advisorySources: OSV

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.

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CVEs
CVE-2026-10053
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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3 Nov 2026, 23:10 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in GitLab

core-osv · Original source

Published 23 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

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.

osv:CVE-2026-10053
Complete source record
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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.",
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