CVE-2019-12441
An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition 8.4 through 11.11. The...
An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition 8.4 through 11.11. The protected branches feature contained a access control issue which resulted in a bypass of the protected branches restriction rules. It has Incorrect Access Control.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition 8.4 through 11.11. The protected branches feature contained a access control issue which resulted in a bypass of the protected branches restriction rules. It has Incorrect Access Control.
- Record
CVE-2019-12441- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition 8.4 through 11.11. The protected branches feature contained a access control issue which resulted in a bypass of the protected branches restriction rules. It has Incorrect Access Control.
- Record
CVE-2019-12441- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-4050 No score
An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition 8.4 through 11.11. The protected branches feature contained a access control issue which resulted in a bypass of the protected branches restriction rules. It has Incorrect Access Control.
- Record
EUVD-2019-4050- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vp53-cwf4-9466 No score
An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition 8.4 through 11.11. The...
An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition 8.4 through 11.11. The protected branches feature contained a access control issue which resulted in a bypass of the protected branches restriction rules. It has Incorrect Access Control.
- Record
GHSA-vp53-cwf4-9466- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition 8.4 through 11.11. The protected branches feature contained a access control issue which resulted in a bypass of the protected branches restriction rules. It has Incorrect Access Control.
- Record
CVE-2019-12441- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-12441
An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition 8.4 through 11.11. The protected branches feature contained a access control issue which resulted in a bypass of the protected branches restriction rules. It has Incorrect Access Control.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-12441- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
gitlabUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 8.4.3+dfsg-98.4.3+dfsg-128.5.8+dfsg-5 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-12441 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Gitlab, published March 10, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.94%, the 61st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
about.gitlab.com/blog/categories/releases
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12441
github.com/advisories/GHSA-vp53-cwf4-9466
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-12441
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-12441