CVE-2019-14944 json
An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition before 11.11.8, 12 before 12.0.6, and 12.1 before 12.1.6.
published 3y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-6039
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.6%
- EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 75%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition before 11.11.8, 12 before 12.0.6, and 12.1 before 12.1.6. Gitaly allows injection of command-line flags. This sometimes leads to privilege escalation or remote code execution.
Patch / fix
- gitlab gitlab 11.11.8, 12.0.6, 12.1.6
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Check with FencerCISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
1.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- gitlab.com https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitaly/issues/1801 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L |
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L |
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command
- Technology feeds
References
-
gitlab.com
/gitlab-org/gitaly/issues/1801
exploit, issue-tracking, vendor-advisory
-
about.gitlab.com
/releases/2019/08/12/critical-security-release-gitlab-12-dot-1-dot-6-released/
vendor-advisory
-
about.gitlab.com
/blog/categories/releases/
release-notes
-
gitlab.com
/gitlab-org/gitaly/issues/1802
broken-link
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-14944
- NVD CVE-2019-14944
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