Week 38 – GitLab Under Attack: Critical Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability

14 – 20 Sept 2026

What if an unauthenticated user could read your sensitive data from the GitLab server?

This week’s CVE of the Week highlights CVE-2026-85706 in GitLab – a critical CVSS 10.0 flaw that could allow unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files from the server through the repository commits API.

How does it work?

Read the detailed technical analysis on the White Hat blog to learn how the exploit works, which versions are affected, and how to protect your environment.

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