What is CVE-2024-8974?

CVE-2024-8974 is a low-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under CWE-684. CVSS score: 2.6/10. Published 2024-09-26.

How severe is CVE-2024-8974?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.6 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-8974 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in GitLab

CVE-2024-8974

Information disclosure in Gitlab EE/CE affecting all versions from 15.6 prior to 17.2.8, 17.3 prior to 17.3.4, and 17.4 prior to 17.4.1 in specific conditions it was possible to disclose to an unauthorised user the path of a private project."

Published 2024-09-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.6 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (19.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 20th percentile — 19.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

Affected products

GitLab — versions 17.4, 17.4.0, 15.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/482843 (issue-tracking, permissions-required, Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-8974?: CVE-2024-8974 is a low-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under CWE-684. CVSS score: 2.6/10. Published 2024-09-26.
How severe is CVE-2024-8974?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-8974 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.