What is CVE-2024-9164?

CVE-2024-9164 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2024-10-11.

How severe is CVE-2024-9164?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-9164 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-2024-9164

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.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.009 (55.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Gitlab — versions 12.5, 17.3, 17.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Public proof-of-concept exploits

Ostorlab/KEV

References

cve@gitlab.com (issue-tracking, permissions-required, Broken Link)
cve@gitlab.com (Permissions Required, technical-description, permissions-required, exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-9164?: CVE-2024-9164 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2024-10-11.
How severe is CVE-2024-9164?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-9164 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.