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CVE-2024-0402: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in GitLab

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Plan (action score 40/100)

Public proof-of-concept code exists (GitHub); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 3.7% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 90% of all records.
Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
Fixed version: GitLab GitLab 16.5.8, 16.6.6, 16.7.4.

Add it to your regular patch cycle. Upgrade to GitLab GitLab 16.5.8, 16.6.6, 16.7.4 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.0 prior to 16.6.6, 16.7 prior to 16.7.4, and 16.8 prior to 16.8.1 which allows an authenticated user to write files to arbitrary locations on the GitLab server while creating a workspace.

CriticalCVSS 9.9 · v3.1—Proof of concept Fix available

Path traversal

BDU:2024-00724

Published: Jan 25, 2024
Updated: Jun 17, 2026
EPSS: 3.7% · 90th percentile
CWE: CWE-22

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Action score

Plan

Add it to your regular patch cycle.

CVSS: 39 / 40 · 9.9 / 10
CISA KEV: 0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS: 1 / 30 · 3.7%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation: proof of concept
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD: 9.9
CNA · GitLab: 9.9; agree

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

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Affected systems

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Vendor	Product	CPE
gitlab	gitlab	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

gitlab gitlab16.0.0 and later · before 16.5.8
gitlab gitlab16.6.0 and later · before 16.6.6
gitlab gitlab16.7.0 and later · before 16.7.4
gitlab gitlab16.8.0

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (GitLab). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

GitLab GitLab
- 16.0 and later · before 16.5.8affected · semver
- 16.6 and later · before 16.6.6affected · semver
- 16.7 and later · before 16.7.4affected · semver
- 16.8 and later · before 16.8.1affected · semver

Same product

gitlab: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

CVE-2021-22205An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 11.9.KEV
100Now
CVE-2026-85706Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in GitLabKEV
99Now
CVE-2023-7028Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password in GitLabKEV
97Now

Published before and after this one in the same product

← EarlierCVE-2023-6955Jan 12, 2024 · Missing Authorization in GitLab
21Monitor
← EarlierCVE-2023-5933Jan 25, 2024 · Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) in GitLab
21Monitor
Later →CVE-2024-0456Jan 25, 2024 · Direct Request ('Forced Browsing') in GitLab
17Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / package	Fixed version	Source
GitLab GitLab	16.5.8	Vendor (CNA)
GitLab GitLab	16.6.6	Vendor (CNA)
GitLab GitLab	16.7.4	Vendor (CNA)
GitLab GitLab	16.8.1	Vendor (CNA)

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×1

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Public exploit evidence
Source	Kind	Date
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub	stars:15	2025-03-10

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

PublishedJan 25, 2024
First PoCMar 10, 2025+409 d
TodayNov 11, 2026+1021 d

No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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This vulnerability has been discovered internally by GitLab team member joernchenfinder

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

CVE-2023-2825244 days apartAn issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting only version 16.0.0.
60This week
CVE-2024-243491 days apartImproper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in GitLab
39Monitor
CVE-2022-3060465 days apartImproper control of a resource identifier in Error Tracking in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 12.7 allows an authenticated…
29Monitor
CVE-2023-3385177 days apartImproper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in GitLab
26Monitor
CVE-2024-8647322 days apartImproper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in GitLab
21Monitor
CVE-2022-2531538 days apartAn issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 12.5 before 15.0.5, all versions starting from 15.1 before…
21Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

CVE-2024-402491 days apartAuthentication Bypass by Assumed-Immutable Data in GitLab
39Monitor
CVE-2024-152527 days apartAuthentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel in GitLab
21Monitor
CVE-2024-134791 days apartAuthentication Bypass by Spoofing in GitLab
21Monitor

Bug bounty scope

GitLabHackerOne · paid

The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
A low-privileged account is enough.
No user action is required.
No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality: high · data can be read
Integrity: high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability: high · the service can be disrupted

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector: Network
Attack complexity: Low
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Scope: Changed
Confidentiality impact: High
Integrity impact: High
Availability impact: High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Root cause

A user-supplied file name is joined with the allowed directory, but the result is never checked to confirm it is still inside that directory.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-22 class

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Vulnerable

1const file = path.join(ROOT, req.query.name);
2res.sendFile(file);

Fixed

1const file = path.resolve(ROOT, req.query.name);
2if (!file.startsWith(ROOT + path.sep)) {
3  return res.sendStatus(400);
4}
5res.sendFile(file);

Attack context

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Attack patterns (CAPEC)

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

Fix✗ → ✓Sep 28, 2026, 10:09 PM UTC

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References

about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/01/25/critical-security-release-gitlab-16-8-1-released/

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gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/437819

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