What is CVE-2024-6595?

CVE-2024-6595 is a low-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information. CVSS score: 3.0/10. Published 2024-07-17.

How severe is CVE-2024-6595?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.0 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-6595 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Arbitrary file upload in GitLab

CVE-2024-6595

An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 11.8 prior to 16.11.6, starting from 17.0 prior to 17.0.4, and starting from 17.1 prior to 17.1.2 where it was possible to upload an NPM package with conflicting package data.

Published 2024-07-17 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.0 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (37.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 37.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

GitLab — versions 11.8, 17.0, 17.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/417975 (issue-tracking, permissions-required, Issue Tracking)
blog.vlt.sh/blog/the-massive-hole-in-the-npm-ecosystem (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-6595?: CVE-2024-6595 is a low-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information. CVSS score: 3.0/10. Published 2024-07-17.
How severe is CVE-2024-6595?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-6595 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.