An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.1 prior to 16.1.6, 16.2 prior to 16.2.9, 16.3 prior to 16.3.7, 16.4 prior to 16.4.5, 16.5 prior to 16.5.6, 16.6 prior to 16.6.4, and 16.7 prior to 16.7.2 in which user account password reset emails could be delivered to an unverified email address.
⚠️ Actively exploited — CISA KEV
This CVE was added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-05-01. It is confirmed exploited in the wild and must be patched as a priority.
Remediation deadline (US federal agencies): 2024-05-22
EPSS · FIRST.org
94.6%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Higher than 99% of scored CVEs
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates, from observed exploitation activity, how likely a CVE is to be exploited in the next 30 days. It complements CVSS, which measures severity, not likelihood. Score of 2026-10-16, recomputed daily by FIRST.org.
In-depth analysis on cveo.tech
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CVSS v3.1 Score
Information
- Published
- 12 janv. 2024
- Updated
- 17 juin 2026
- Status
- Analyzed
- Source
- cve@gitlab.com
Affected products
Weaknesses (CWE)
References (6)
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/436084ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://hackerone.com/reports/2293343Permissions Required
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/436084ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://hackerone.com/reports/2293343Permissions Required
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/critical-gitlab-account-takeover-vulnerability-cve-2023-7028ExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-7028US Government Resource
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