# CVE-2026-10053: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in GitLab

- Exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-23
- CVSS: 8.5 HIGH (v3.1)
- EPSS: 0.9% (60th percentile)
- CWE: CWE-22

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.

## Edge WAF coverage (claimed by vendors, not measured)

| Vendor | Status | First rule | Days after publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare | No public claim | — | — |
| AWS | No public claim | — | — |
| Microsoft Azure | No public claim | — | — |
| Google Cloud | No public claim | — | — |
| Fastly | Before feed history | — | — |
| F5 | Rule published | 2026-09-16 | 24 |
| Akamai | No public source | — | — |
| OWASP CRS | No public claim | — | — |

### F5

- 2026-09-16 · new · rule 200007123
  > Added: signature 200007123 "GitLab Path Traversal" (Path Traversal, risk High), systems: Other Web Server. References: CVE-2026-10053.
  Source: https://docs.cloud.f5.com/docs-v2/platform/changelogs/security-details-changelog

"No public claim" means no vendor statement names this CVE; "Before feed history" means the CVE is older than the vendor feed. In both cases generic rules may still block it.

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