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

Critical severity, CVSS 9.8. Actively exploited: in CISA KEV since 2024-05-01. EPSS: 94.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.1 prior to 16.1.6, 16.2 prior to 16.2.9, 16.3 prior to 16.3.7, 16.4 prior to 16.4.5, 16.5 prior to 16.5.6, 16.6 prior to 16.6.4, and 16.7 prior to 16.7.2 in which user account password reset emails could be delivered to an unverified email address.

Affected products

• GitLab GitLab: from 16.1.0, before 16.1.6 (fixed in 16.1.6); from 16.2.0, before 16.2.9 (fixed in 16.2.9); from 16.3.0, before 16.3.7 (fixed in 16.3.7); from 16.4.0, before 16.4.5 (fixed in 16.4.5); from 16.5.0, before 16.5.6 (fixed in 16.5.6); from 16.6.0, before 16.6.4 (fixed in 16.6.4); …

Published 2024-01-12. Last modified 2026-06-17.