CVE-2023-5995

7.5 highEPSS 0.6%

High (7.5) in gitlab gitlab. EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.4.3, all versions starting from 16.5 before 16.5.3, all versions starting from 16.6 before 16.6.1. It was possible for an attacker to abuse the policy bot to gain access to internal projects.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.5 high

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

EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 46% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-863
Published: 2023-12-01
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

gitlab:gitlab

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/425361
https://hackerone.com/reports/2138880
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/425361
https://hackerone.com/reports/2138880

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