CVE-2024-8754: GitLab

High severity, CVSS 8.1. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE/CE affecting all versions from 16.9.7 prior to 17.1.7, 17.2 prior to 17.2.5, and 17.3 prior to 17.3.2. An improper input validation error allows attacker to squat on accounts via linking arbitrary unclaimed provider identities when JWT authentication is configured.

Affected products

• GitLab GitLab: from 16.9.7, before 17.1.7 (fixed in 17.1.7); from 17.2.0, before 17.2.5 (fixed in 17.2.5); from 17.3.0, before 17.3.2 (fixed in 17.3.2)

Published 2024-09-12. Last modified 2026-06-17.