CVE-2023-3915 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-3915: Incorrect Execution-Assigned Permissions in GitLab

Vendor Gitlab
Product GitLab
Weakness CWE-279
Published September 1, 2023
Last update May 13, 2026

CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 16.1 before 16.1.5, all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.2.5, all versions starting from 16.3 before 16.3.1. If an external user is given an owner role on any group, that external user may escalate their privileges on the instance by creating a service account in that group. This service account is not classified as external and may be used to access internal projects.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 1, 2023 CVE published
May 13, 2026 Record updated