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CVE-2024-12570

Privilege Context Switching Error in GitLab

MEDIUM
6.7
CVSS Score
Published: December 12, 2024 at 11:30 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:59 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGitLab

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Severity
MEDIUM6.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 13.7 prior to 17.4.6, from 17.5 prior to 17.5.4, and from 17.6 prior to 17.6.2. It may have been possible for an attacker with a victim's `CI_JOB_TOKEN` to obtain a GitLab session token belonging to the victim.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

GitLab· GitLabmaven
95%
13.7 ≤ v < 17.4.613.7.0 ≤ v < 17.4.617.5 ≤ v < 17.5.417.5.0 ≤ v < 17.5.417.6 ≤ v < 17.6.217.6.0 ≤ v < 17.6.213.717.517.6
Affected range stops below 17.4.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.5.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.6.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

Issue TrackingPermissions RequiredExploitVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/494694
Technical DescriptionExploitPermissions Required
Source: [email protected]
https://hackerone.com/reports/2724948

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.7MEDIUMGitLab
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-270

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