CVE-2024-9183

Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition in GitLab

MEDIUM
6.4
CVSS Score
Published: December 5, 2025 at 04:34 PM UTC
Updated: September 26, 2026 at 09:27 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGitLab

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Severity
MEDIUM6.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.4 prior to 18.4.5, 18.5 prior to 18.5.3, and 18.6 prior to 18.6.1 that could have allowed an authenticated user to obtain credentials from higher-privileged users and perform actions in their context under specific conditions.

Affected

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

18.4 ≤ v < 18.4.518.4.0 ≤ v < 18.4.518.5 ≤ v < 18.5.318.5.0 ≤ v < 18.5.318.6 ≤ v < 18.6.118.6.0 ≤ v < 18.6.118.418.518.6
Affected range stops below 18.4.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 18.5.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 18.6.1, 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:

References (3)

Issue TrackingPermissions RequiredBroken Link
Source: cverecord
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/494478
Technical DescriptionExploitPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://hackerone.com/reports/2707421

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-367

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