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GitLab GitLab CE/EE

YES - ON THE CISA KEV LIST
CVE-2023-7028

GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Improper Access Control Vulnerability

CISA catalog due date2024-05-22
overdue since 2024-05-22
EPSS exploit probability (next 30 days)94.5% · 100percentile
From CVE publication to KEV listing110 days (2024-01-12 → 2024-05-01)
Remediation window (KEV listing to due date)21 days
Days on the KEV list924 days
Date added to KEV2024-05-01
Known ransomware campaign useUnknown
VendorGitLab
ProductGitLab CE/EE
Weaknesses (CWE)CWE-284

GitLab: 6 entries (0.3% of all KEV entries are from this vendor); 4 added in 2026.

BOD 26-04 note: this is the date printed in the CISA catalog. A federal agency's actual deadline is set by its SSVC tier - Act (3 days), Attend (14 days), Track (60 days), or the next scheduled upgrade - counted from the KEV listing date or the date the vulnerability is identified in its environment, whichever comes first. Use the tier helper on each CVE page for your own window.

Your BOD 26-04 window (SSVC tier helper)

Your remediation window ends:

Description

GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions contain an improper access control vulnerability. This allows an attacker to trigger password reset emails to be sent to an unverified email address to ultimately facilitate an account takeover.

Required action (CISA)

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Notes

https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/01/11/critical-security-release-gitlab-16-7-2-released/ ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7028

References

Other KEV entries for this vendor: GitLab

GitLab - Vendors with KEV entries

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