CVE-2023-2825

Critical10.0Published on May 26, 2023

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting only version 16.0.0. An unauthenticated malicious user can use a path traversal vulnerability to read arbitrary files on the server when an attachment exists in a public project nested within at least five groups.

Early warning: exploitation observed

  • Exploitation observed since Aug 2, 2026
  • Not yet in the official CISA catalogue
  • First attack observed 1163 days after disclosure
  • Confirmed by sensors, not only by reports

Source: VulnCheck KEV · Aug 21, 2026 Aug 16, 2026 Aug 13, 2026 Aug 7, 2026 Aug 6, 2026 Aug 4, 2026

CVSS score10.0 / 10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)CWE-22, CWE-22
Vendorsgitlab

Affected products

VendorsProductVersions
gitlabgitlab16.0.0

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