What is CVE-2019-16170?

CVE-2019-16170 is a high-severity vulnerability in GitLab. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2019-09-16.

How severe is CVE-2019-16170?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in GitLab

CVE-2019-16170

An issue was discovered in GitLab Enterprise Edition 11.x and 12.x before 12.0.9, 12.1.x before 12.1.9, and 12.2.x before 12.2.5. It has Incorrect Access Control.

Published 2019-09-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (61.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-26.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 61.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

GitLab

References

about.gitlab.com/2019/09/10/critical-security-release-gitlab-12-dot-2-dot-5-rel… (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16170?: CVE-2019-16170 is a high-severity vulnerability in GitLab. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2019-09-16.
How severe is CVE-2019-16170?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.