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CVE-2022-2992
A vulnerability in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 11.10 prior to 15.1.6, 15.2 to 15.2.4, 15.3 to 15.3.2 allows an authenticated…
Critical9.9EPSS 86.2%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- GitLab
Description
A vulnerability in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 11.10 prior to 15.1.6, 15.2 to 15.2.4, 15.3 to 15.3.2 allows an authenticated user to achieve remote code execution via the Import from GitHub API endpoint.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitLabCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Critical9.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 86.2% · top 0.3% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.9.
Weakness
- Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in GitLab
- CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-74 and its CVEs
Affected products
References (4)
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/371884 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1679624 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-2992.json (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171008/GitLab-GitHub-Repo-Import-Deserialization-Remote-Code-Execution.html (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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