CVEs / CVE-2024-2878
CVE-2024-2878: GitLab GitLab vulnerability
- high 7.5 CVSS 3.1 (from the CNA)
- EPSS 23.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of CVEs (14 Nov 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 15.7 prior to 16.9.7, starting from 16.10 prior to 16.10.5, and starting from 16.11 prior to 16.11.2. It was possible for an attacker to cause a denial of service by crafting unusual search terms for branch names.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| GitLab GitLab | from 15.7, before 16.9.7 | 16.9.7 |
| GitLab GitLab | from 16.10, before 16.10.5 | 16.10.5 |
| GitLab GitLab | from 16.11, before 16.11.2 | 16.11.2 |
Exploitation
Not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of 13 Nov 2026.
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 7.5 highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HScored by the CNA ([email protected]) |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-770 |
References
- CVE-2024-2878 on NVD
- CVE-2024-2878 on OSV
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/451918 Broken Link
- https://hackerone.com/reports/2416356 Permissions Required
- https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/05/08/patch-release-gitlab-16-11-2-released/ Release Notes
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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