CVE-2024-8114Network attack vector

Privilege escalation using a victim's access token

Published Nov 26, 2024 · Updated Nov 30, 2024

Missing authorization in GitLab CE/EE allows remote authenticated users with a victim's PAT to escalate privileges over the network. GitLab's public record does not identify the affected endpoint or authorization check, stating only that another user's PAT reaches the privilege-escalation path. Exploitation requires a valid victim PAT and can expose or modify resources available through the escalated account, while availability impact is not reported.

CVSS severity8.2
High
EPSS probability0.67%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Missing authorization in GitLab CE/EE allows remote authenticated users with a victim's PAT to escalate privileges over the network. GitLab's public record does not identify the affected endpoint or authorization check, stating only that another user's PAT reaches the privilege-escalation path. Exploitation requires a valid victim PAT and can expose or modify resources available through the escalated account, while availability impact is not reported.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-8114
Published
Nov 26, 2024
Updated
Nov 30, 2024
Vendor
GitLab
Product
GitLab
Classifications
CWE-862, T1550.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 26, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 30, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=17.5 <17.5.3
  2. Affected versionversion=17.6 <17.6.1
  3. Affected versionversion=8.12 <17.4.5

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

GitLab · GitLabversion=17.5 <17.5.3; version=17.6 <17.6.1; version=8.12 <17.4.5

Published CVSS scores

8.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.2GitLab Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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

CWE-862Missing Authorization
T1550.001Use Alternate Authentication Material: Application Access Token

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