CVE-2022-3706Network attack vector

Unauthorized upstream job execution via unchecked retry ownership

Published Nov 9, 2022 · Updated May 1, 2025

Improper authorization in affected GitLab CE/EE releases allows remote authenticated users to take ownership of upstream pipeline jobs. Ci::AfterRequeueJobService resets the source bridge and recursively reassigns subsequent upstream jobs to the downstream retrying user without checking that user's upstream project permissions. The user needs permission to retry a failed downstream job; the action queues upstream jobs under that user's identity, enabling unauthorized CI execution and disrupting jobs that depend on a more privileged owner.

CVSS severity4.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.55%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper authorization in affected GitLab CE/EE releases allows remote authenticated users to take ownership of upstream pipeline jobs. Ci::AfterRequeueJobService resets the source bridge and recursively reassigns subsequent upstream jobs to the downstream retrying user without checking that user's upstream project permissions. The user needs permission to retry a failed downstream job; the action queues upstream jobs under that user's identity, enabling unauthorized CI execution and disrupting jobs that depend on a more privileged owner.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-3706
Published
Nov 9, 2022
Updated
May 1, 2025
Vendor
GitLab
Product
GitLab
Classifications
T1078
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 9, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 1, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=>=15.4, <15.4.4
  2. Affected versionversion=>=15.5, <15.5.2
  3. Affected versionversion=>=7.14, <15.3.5

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

GitLab · GitLabversion=>=15.4, <15.4.4; version=>=15.5, <15.5.2; version=>=7.14, <15.3.5

Published CVSS scores

4.3NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1078Valid Accounts

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