Critical severity9.6NVD Advisory· Published Oct 11, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2024-9164
CVE-2024-9164
Description
An issue was discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 12.5 prior to 17.2.9, starting from 17.3, prior to 17.3.5, and starting from 17.4 prior to 17.4.2, which allows running pipelines on arbitrary branches.
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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 12.5
- (no CPE)range: >=12.5, <17.2.9 || >=17.3, <17.3.5 || >=17.4, <17.4.2
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*range: >=12.5.0,<17.2.9
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*range: >=12.5.0,<17.2.9
Patches
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References
2- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/493946nvdBroken Link
- hackerone.com/reports/2711204nvdPermissions Required
News mentions
1- GitLab Critical Patch Release: 17.4.2, 17.3.5, 17.2.9GitLab Security Releases · Oct 9, 2024