CVE-2024-0402 CRITICAL

CVE-2024-0402: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in GitLab

Vendor Gitlab
Product GitLab
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published January 26, 2024
Last update June 3, 2026
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CVSS base score

9.9/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.0 prior to 16.6.6, 16.7 prior to 16.7.4, and 16.8 prior to 16.8.1 which allows an authenticated user to write files to arbitrary locations on the GitLab server while creating a workspace.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 26, 2024 CVE published
June 3, 2026 Record updated