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TI-2016-07440 Aliases CVE-2016-9086GHSA-8r73-cjhp-chc2

GitLab versions 8.9.x and above contain a critical security flaw in the "import/export…

Priority LOW 37CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

GitLab versions 8.9.x and above contain a critical security flaw in the "import/export project" feature of GitLab. Added in GitLab 8.9, this feature allows a user to export and then re-import their projects as tape archive files (tar). All GitLab versions prior to 8.13.0 restricted this feature to administrators only. Starting with version 8.13.0 this feature was made available to all users. This feature did not properly check for symbolic links in user-provided archives and therefore it was possible for an authenticated user to retrieve the contents of any file accessible to the GitLab service account. This included sensitive files such as those that contain secret tokens used by the GitLab service to authenticate users. GitLab CE and EE versions 8.13.0 through 8.13.2, 8.12.0 through 8.12.7, 8.11.0 through 8.11.10, 8.10.0 through 8.10.12, and 8.9.0 through 8.9.11 are affected.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05388 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 46

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.9.0VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.9.1VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.9.2VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.9.3VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.9.4VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.9.5VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.9.6VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.9.7VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.9.8VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.9.9VulnerableGitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.9.0 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.9.1 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.9.2 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.9.3 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.9.4 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.9.5 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.9.6 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.9.7 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.9.8 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.9.9 Vulnerable ·GitLab
Show 36 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.9.10VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.9.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.9.11VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.10.0VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.10.1VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.10.2VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.10.3VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.10.4VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.10.5VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.10.6VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.10.7VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.10.8VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.10.9VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.10.10VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.10.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.10.11VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.10.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.10.12VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.11.0VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.11.1VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.11.2VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.11.3VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.11.4VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.11.5VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.11.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.11.6VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.11.7VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.11.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.11.8VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.11.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.11.9VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.12.0VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.12.1VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.12.2VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.12.3VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.12.4VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.12.5VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.12.6VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.12.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.12.7VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.13.0VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.13.1VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.13.2VulnerableGitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.9.10 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.9.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.9.11 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.10.0 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.10.1 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.10.2 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.10.3 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.10.4 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.10.5 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.10.6 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.10.7 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.10.8 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.10.9 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.10.10 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.10.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.10.11 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.10.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.10.12 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.11.0 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.11.1 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.11.2 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.11.3 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.11.4 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.11.5 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.11.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.11.6 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.11.7 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.11.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.11.8 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.11.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.11.9 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.12.0 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.12.1 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.12.2 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.12.3 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.12.4 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.12.5 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.12.6 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.12.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.12.7 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.13.0 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.13.1 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.13.2 Vulnerable ·GitLab

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-9086
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8r73-cjhp-chc2

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2026-71508 Integer overflow in GitLab allows code execution on the server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-58817 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2023-06425 Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2021-05191 Code injection in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2021-05161 Server-side request forgery in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-02763 Injection in GitLab CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
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Sources

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