GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Improper Access Control Vulnerability
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.1 prior to 16.1.6, 16.2 prior to 16.2.9, 16.3 prior to 16.3.7, 16.4 prior to 16.4.5, 16.5 prior to 16.5.6, 16.6 prior to 16.6.4, and 16.7 prior to 16.7.2 in which…
Severity = CVSS. Probability = EPSS (FIRST). Exploitation = public signals: KEV, EUVD, ransomware, EPSS above 10 %, no account required.
Exploitation probability EPSS · FIRST
Exploitation signals 4 / 5
- KEV catalog (CISA)01 May 2024
- Exploited in EUVD (ENISA)01 May 2024
- Used by ransomwareno
- EPSS above 10 %94.5%
- No account, over the networkyes
What to do
Fix
Apply the vendor’s fix as soon as it is available.
CISA guidance: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Meanwhile
Take the service off the internet or restrict access to it, watch the logs and look for signs of compromise.
Manufacturers (CRA)
Exploited vulnerability in your product: early warning to ENISA within 24 h, then notification within 72 h (Article 14 of the Cyber Resilience Act). The CRA explained
Description ENISA EUVD
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.1 prior to 16.1.6, 16.2 prior to 16.2.9, 16.3 prior to 16.3.7, 16.4 prior to 16.4.5, 16.5 prior to 16.5.6, 16.6 prior to 16.6.4, and 16.7 prior to 16.7.2 in which user account password reset emails could be delivered to an unverified email address.
Affected products
- 16.7 <16.7.2
- 16.3 <16.3.7
- 16.1 <16.1.6
- 16.2 <16.2.9
- 16.5 <16.5.6
- 16.4 <16.4.5
- 16.6 <16.6.4
Open source packages OSV
Affected libraries according to OSV, with fixed versions.
Timeline
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Published
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Exploitation reported (ENISA)
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Added to the KEV catalog
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CISA remediation due date
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EPSS peak: 94.6%
References
Other exploited vulnerabilities from the same vendor
- CVE-2026-97229GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Integer Overflow or Wraparound Vulnerability7.2 · Rising fast
- CVE-2026-85706GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Path Traversal Vulnerability9.3 · Actively exploited
- CVE-2021-22175GitLab Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Vulnerability6.7 · Background exploitation
- CVE-2021-39935GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Vulnerability6.2 · Background exploitation
- CVE-2021-22205GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability10.0 · Background exploitation