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CVE-2018-16976

Gitolite before 3.6.9 does not (in certain configurations involving @all or a regex) properly...

8.1 HighFix available

Gitolite before 3.6.9 does not (in certain configurations involving @all or a regex) properly restrict access to a Git repository that is in the process of being migrated until the full set of migration steps has been completed. This can allow valid users to obtain unintended access.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

1.17%Up 0.3 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.1

Gitolite before 3.6.9 does not (in certain configurations involving @all or a regex) properly restrict access to a Git repository that is in the process of being migrated until the full set of migration steps has been completed. This can allow valid users to obtain unintended access.

Record
CVE-2018-16976
CVSS 3.0
8.1 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.0
5.5 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
Weakness
CWE-362
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Gitolite before 3.6.9 does not (in certain configurations involving @all or a regex) properly restrict access to a Git repository that is in the process of being migrated until the full set of migration steps has been completed. This can allow valid users to obtain unintended access.

Record
CVE-2018-16976
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-8762 No score

Gitolite before 3.6.9 does not (in certain configurations involving @all or a regex) properly restrict access to a Git repository that is in the process of being migrated until the full set of migration steps has been completed. This can allow valid users to obtain unintended access.

Record
EUVD-2018-8762
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jq3h-g8hj-7pmh 8.1

Gitolite before 3.6.9 does not (in certain configurations involving @all or a regex) properly...

Gitolite before 3.6.9 does not (in certain configurations involving @all or a regex) properly restrict access to a Git repository that is in the process of being migrated until the full set of migration steps has been completed. This can allow valid users to obtain unintended access.

Record
GHSA-jq3h-g8hj-7pmh
CVSS 3.0
8.1 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-362
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 8.1

Gitolite before 3.6.9 does not (in certain configurations involving @all or a regex) properly restrict access to a Git repository that is in the process of being migrated until the full set of migration steps has been completed. This can allow valid users to obtain unintended access.

Record
CVE-2018-16976
CVSS 3.0
8.1 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-16976 8.1

Gitolite before 3.6.9 does not (in certain configurations involving @all or a regex) properly restrict access to a Git repository that is in the process of being migrated until the full set of migration steps has been completed. This can allow valid users to obtain unintended access.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16976
CVSS 3.0
8.1 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-16976 8.1

Gitolite before 3.6.9 does not (in certain configurations involving @all or a regex) properly restrict access to a Git repository that is in the process of being migrated until the full set of migration steps has been completed. This can allow valid users to obtain unintended access.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16976
CVSS 3.0
8.1 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2018-0434 No score

Updated gitolite packages fix security vulnerability

Updated gitolite package fixes security vulnerability:

Gitolite before 3.6.9 does not (in certain configurations involving @all or a regex) properly restrict access to a Git repository that is in the process of being migrated until the full set of migration steps has been completed. This can allow valid users to obtain unintended access (CVE-2018-16976).

Record
MGASA-2018-0434
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10789-1 No score

gitolite-3.6.12-1.6 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the gitolite-3.6.12-1.6 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10789-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
gitolite3
Debian:12
 before 3.6.9-1
3.6.9-1
gitolite3
Debian:13
 before 3.6.9-1
3.6.9-1
gitolite3
Debian:14
 before 3.6.9-1
3.6.9-1
gitolite
Mageia:6
 before 3.6.10-1.mga6
3.6.10-1.mga6
gitolite3
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
3.6.3-13.6.4-1
 None known
gitolite3
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
3.6.7-2
 None known
gitolite3
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
3.6.11-2
 None known
gitolite3
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
3.6.12-1
 None known
gitolite3
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
3.6.12-1
 None known
gitolite3
Ubuntu:25.10
 All versions, plus listed versions
3.6.12-23.6.12-33.6.12-4
 None known
gitolite3
Ubuntu:26.10
 All versions, plus listed versions
3.6.12-4
 None known
gitolite3
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
3.6.12-4
 None known
gitolite
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 3.6.12-1.6
3.6.12-1.6

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-16976 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Gitolite, published September 12, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.17%, the 67th percentile. Fixed in gitolite3 3.6.9-1.

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