Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition in GitLab
Priority LOW 26CWE-367Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions prior to 17.10.8, 17.11 prior to 17.11.4, and 18.0 prior to 18.0.2. It may have been possible for private repository to be cloned in case of race condition when a secondary node is out of sync.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00254 17th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed GitLab (GitLab): 17.10.8, 17.11.4, 18.0.2
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GitLab | GitLab | before 17.10.8; 17.11 to before 17.11.4; 18.0 to before 18.0.2 | 17.10.8, 17.11.4, 18.0.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- GitLab VendorGitLab Affected before 17.10.8; 17.11 to before 17.11.4; 18.0 to before 18.0.2 Fixed in 17.10.8, 17.11.4, 18.0.2 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* | before 17.10.8 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | before 17.10.8 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* | 17.11.0 to before 17.11.4 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 17.11.0 to before 17.11.4 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* | 18.0.0 to before 18.0.2 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 18.0.0 to before 18.0.2 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions before 17.10.8 Vulnerable ·GitLab
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions before 17.10.8 Vulnerable ·GitLab
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions 17.11.0 to before 17.11.4 Vulnerable ·GitLab
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 17.11.0 to before 17.11.4 Vulnerable ·GitLab
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions 18.0.0 to before 18.0.2 Vulnerable ·GitLab
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 18.0.0 to before 18.0.2 Vulnerable ·GitLab
Remediation
- Fix · CNA GitLab (GitLab) Fixed in 17.10.8, 17.11.4, 18.0.2
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
GitLab 17.10.8, 17.11.4, 18.0.2
7 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 6 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-00567 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') in GitLabPriority MEDIUM 40
- TI-2025-05404 Insufficient Granularity of Access Control in GitLabPriority LOW 39
- TI-2025-01979 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLabPriority LOW 39
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-9512
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g6rr-7jqw-c6hc
References
Exploit 1
Other 1
More Gitlab vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2024-9512 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-9512 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g6rr-7jqw-c6hc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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