GitLab 7.10 through 12.8.1 has Incorrect Access Control.

published 2020-03-13 6y ago modified 2026-09-08 2mo ago also BIT-gitlab-2020-10079 , EUVD-2020-2544

cvss: 5.3; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.0%; EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 62%
public exploits: 0; none known

GitLab 7.10 through 12.8.1 has Incorrect Access Control. Under certain conditions where users should have been required to configure two-factor authentication, it was not being required.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

bitnami gitlab 12.8.2

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Exploit prediction

0.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	5.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
OSV	3.1	5.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
bitnami	gitlab	>=7.10.0, <12.8.2	12.8.2

Classification

Weakness

CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality

Technology feeds

GitLab rss critical rss

References

about.gitlab.com /releases/2020/03/04/gitlab-12-dot-8-dot-2-released/
release-notes, vendor-advisory, advisory
about.gitlab.com /releases/2020/03/04/gitlab-12-dot-8-dot-2-released/index.html
release-notes, vendor-advisory, advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10079
web

Sources

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