CVE-2024-1250
Privilege Chaining in GitLab
CVSS Score
6.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
5th
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 16.8 before 16.8.2. When a user is assigned a custom role with manage_group_access_tokens permission, they may be able to create group access tokens with Owner privileges, which may lead to privilege escalation.
| CWE | CWE-268 |
| Vendor | gitlab |
| Product | gitlab |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Feb 12, 2024 |
| Last Updated | Apr 16, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Affected Versions
GitLab / GitLab
16.8 < 16.8.2
References
Credits
This vulnerability has been discovered internally by GitLab team member [Rohit Shambhuni](https://gitlab.com/rshambhuni)