CVE-2024-9164

CRITICAL 9.6 ALL-YEARS

Published 2024-10-11 · Last modified 2024-10-11 · GitLab · NVD: Analyzed

An issue was discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 12.5 prior to 17.2.9, starting from 17.3, prior to 17.3.5, and starting from 17.4 prior to 17.4.2, which allows running pipelines on arbitrary branches.

ELEVATED IMPACT

Severe if exploited (CVSS 9.6), but no confirmed exploitation. Patch on a normal cadence.

Exploitation likelihood

1.0%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 64th percentile

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

Impact if exploited

9.6CVSS 3.1 · CRITICAL · CNA

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityNone

What an attacker needs

✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
⚠Privileges: Requires a low-privilege account
✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable

✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it

Proof of concept

No public PoC is currently catalogued.

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

Affected

Vendors Gitlab

Products Gitlab

Weakness (CWE)

CWE-306: : Missing Authentication for Critical Function

CVSS vector

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

References and research data (JSON)

Known Affected Software Configurations

Vendor	Product	Version range
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 12.5.0 and < 17.2.9
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 12.5.0 and < 17.2.9
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 17.3.0 and < 17.3.5
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 17.3.0 and < 17.3.5
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 17.4.0 and < 17.4.2
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 17.4.0 and < 17.4.2

All CVSS metrics

CRITICAL 9.6 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
CRITICAL 9.6 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
HIGH 8.8 v3.1 · NVD Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Exploit-tagged references (not proof of a PoC)

https://hackerone.com/reports/2711204 technical-descriptionexploitpermissions-requiredPermissions RequiredCVE record · GitLab · Updated 2024-10-11T11:30:42.233Z
NVD · CVE-2024-9164 · Updated 2026-06-17T08:24:04.557

Advisories

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2024-49765 ADVISORYEUVD · EUVD-2024-49765

Technical & other

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/493946 issue-trackingpermissions-requiredBroken LinkCVE record · GitLab · Updated 2024-10-11T11:30:42.233Z
NVD · CVE-2024-9164 · Updated 2026-06-17T08:24:04.557

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