GitLab Path Traversal Vulnerability: Patch Now

A critical GitLab path traversal vulnerability lets attackers read any file from self-managed servers with no login. Active exploitation confirmed.

A critical GitLab path traversal vulnerability, CVE-2026-85706 (CVSS 10.0), lets an unauthenticated attacker read any file off a self-managed GitLab server, including credentials, deploy keys, and CI/CD configuration. GitLab shipped a patch on September 10; CISA added the flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog the next day, and BSI issued its own warning on…

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Top 5 Cybersecurity News

Top 5 Cybersecurity News, September 18, 2026: Cisco ISE, ScreenConnect, GitLab and Pixel zero-days, plus the EU's new CRA reporting duty.

This week’s Top 5 Cybersecurity News keeps returning to the same uncomfortable pattern: the systems under attack are not the ones organizations watch closely, they’re the ones organizations trust by default. Identity platforms, remote-support tools, developer infrastructure, and mobile devices all exist specifically so that legitimate work can move faster and with less friction. This…

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GitLab GraphQL code injection vulnerability

A GitLab GraphQL code injection vulnerability (CVE-2026-19478, CVSS 9.4) was exploited within minutes of disclosure. What happened and how to patch now.

A GitLab GraphQL code injection vulnerability is now under active exploitation, reproduced and attacked within minutes of GitLab’s August 17, 2026 disclosure of CVE-2026-19478. The unauthenticated flaw (CVSS 9.4) lets an attacker delete public projects, forge fake fix records, or lock out maintainers on any unpatched self-managed GitLab instance. GitLab.com and GitLab Dedicated were already…

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GitLab Oj Spill RCE Exploit Goes Public

GitLab Oj Spill RCE Exploit Goes Public

The GitLab Oj Spill RCE is now public: a working exploit chain and full technical writeup were released on July 24 for a remote-code-execution flaw that GitLab quietly patched six weeks earlier, on June 10. If your self-managed GitLab instance is still on 18.10.7 or older, any developer who can push a commit can now…

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