CVE-2024-6356

MEDIUM 4.4 ALL-YEARS

Published 2025-02-05 · Last modified 2025-02-05 · GitLab · NVD: Analyzed

An issue was discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 16.0 prior to 17.0.6, starting from 17.1 prior to 17.1.4, and starting from 17.2 prior to 17.2.2, which allowed cross project access for Security policy bot.

LIMITED SIGNALS

No known exploitation, public exploit, or elevated probability at this time. Track for changes.

Exploitation likelihood

0.2%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 9th percentile

○ In CISA KEV○ Catalogued PoC◆ SSVC: exploitation none, automatable no

Impact if exploited

4.4CVSS 3.1 · MEDIUM · CNA

ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

What an attacker needs

✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
⚠Privileges: Requires a low-privilege account
⚠User interaction: A user must take an action (click / open a file)
⚠Complexity: Needs a race window or specific setup

✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it

Proof of concept

No public PoC is currently catalogued.

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Tracked sources are checked weekly for the full archive, including PoCs published after the original disclosure. A later release appears after a tracked source lists it and a refresh succeeds.

Data snapshot: 2026-10-26T04:59:11.116Z

Affected

Vendors Gitlab

Products Gitlab

Weakness (CWE)

CWE-286: : Incorrect User Management

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References and research data (JSON)

Known Affected Software Configurations

Vendor	Product	Version range
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 16.0.0 and < 17.0.6
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 17.1.0 and < 17.1.4
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 17.2.0 and < 17.2.2

All CVSS metrics

MEDIUM 4.4 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
MEDIUM 4.4 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References

Exploit-tagged references (not proof of a PoC)

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/469108 issue-trackingpermissions-requiredExploitIssue TrackingCVE record · GitLab · Updated 2025-02-05T10:02:22.677Z
NVD · CVE-2024-6356 · Updated 2026-06-17T08:17:50.670
https://hackerone.com/reports/2575051 technical-descriptionexploitpermissions-requiredPermissions RequiredCVE record · GitLab · Updated 2025-02-05T10:02:22.677Z
NVD · CVE-2024-6356 · Updated 2026-06-17T08:17:50.670

Advisories

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2024-48021 ADVISORYEUVD · EUVD-2024-48021

Sources: NVD · CVE.org · All sources and attribution · EPSS