What is CVE-2020-7968?

CVE-2020-7968 is a high-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-02-05.

How severe is CVE-2020-7968?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in GitLab

CVE-2020-7968

GitLab EE 8.0 through 12.7.2 has Incorrect Access Control.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2020-02-05 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (64.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 64.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000

Affected products

GitLab

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

about.gitlab.com/blog/categories/releases/ (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
about.gitlab.com/releases/2020/01/30/security-release-gitlab-12-7-4-released/ (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-7968?: CVE-2020-7968 is a high-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-02-05.
How severe is CVE-2020-7968?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.