ACTIVELY EXPLOITED

CVE-2023-7028: GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Improper Access Control Vulnerability

Facts
VendorGitLab
ProductGitLab CE/EE
Actively exploitedYes
Added to CISA KEV1 May 2024
CISA federal deadline22 May 2024
Weakness (CWE)CWE-284

Required action (CISA's text)

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Description (NVD)

GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions contain an improper access control vulnerability. This allows an attacker to trigger password reset emails to be sent to an unverified email address to ultimately facilitate an account takeover.

SOURCES

Other GitLab flaws

Data from NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and vendor advisories. Updated 10 Nov 2026.