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TI-2022-02308 Aliases CVE-2022-2498GHSA-f5vg-g8qw-8p89

Improper privilege management in GitLab

Priority LOW 34CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

An issue in pipeline subscriptions in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 12.8 prior to 15.0.5, 15.1 prior to 15.1.4, and 15.2 prior to 15.2.1 triggered new pipelines with the person who created the tag as the pipeline creator instead of the subscription's author.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0087 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed GitLab (GitLab): 15.0.5, 15.1.4, 15.2.1

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
GitLabGitLab12.8 to before 15.0.5; 15.1 to before 15.1.4; 15.2 to before 15.2.115.0.5, 15.1.4, 15.2.1Patch availableCNA
  • GitLab VendorGitLab Affected 12.8 to before 15.0.5; 15.1 to before 15.1.4; 15.2 to before 15.2.1 Fixed in 15.0.5, 15.1.4, 15.2.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*12.8.0 to before 15.0.5; 15.1.0 to before 15.1.4VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:15.2:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*15.2VulnerableGitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 12.8.0 to before 15.0.5; 15.1.0 to before 15.1.4 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:15.2:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 15.2 Vulnerable ·GitLab

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA GitLab (GitLab) Fixed in 15.0.5, 15.1.4, 15.2.1

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-2498
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f5vg-g8qw-8p89

References

Advisory 3

  • 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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