Vulnerability in GitLab
CVE-2024-9183
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.4 prior to 18.4.5, 18.5 prior to 18.5.3, and 18.6 prior to 18.6.1 that could have allowed an authenticated user to obtain credentials from higher-privileged users and perform actions in their context under specific conditions.
Vulnerability class: TOCTOU (Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (14.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 14th percentile — 14.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GitLab — versions 18.4, 18.5, 18.6
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- about.gitlab.com/releases/2025/11/26/patch-release-gitlab-18-6-1-released/ (vendor-advisory)
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/494478 (issue-tracking, permissions-required, Broken Link)
- hackerone.com/reports/2707421 (technical-description, permissions-required, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-9183?
- CVE-2024-9183 is a high-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2025-12-05.
- How severe is CVE-2024-9183?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.