CVE-2019-15741
An issue was discovered in GitLab Omnibus 7.4 through 12.2.1. An unsafe interaction with...
An issue was discovered in GitLab Omnibus 7.4 through 12.2.1. An unsafe interaction with logrotate could result in a privilege escalation
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in GitLab Omnibus 7.4 through 12.2.1. An unsafe interaction with logrotate could result in a privilege escalation
- Record
CVE-2019-15741- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in GitLab Omnibus 7.4 through 12.2.1. An unsafe interaction with logrotate could result in a privilege escalation
- Record
CVE-2019-15741- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-6676 No score
An issue was discovered in GitLab Omnibus 7.4 through 12.2.1. An unsafe interaction with logrotate could result in a privilege escalation
- Record
EUVD-2019-6676- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4g3h-ffrc-5jpv
An issue was discovered in GitLab Omnibus 7.4 through 12.2.1. An unsafe interaction with...
An issue was discovered in GitLab Omnibus 7.4 through 12.2.1. An unsafe interaction with logrotate could result in a privilege escalation
- Record
GHSA-4g3h-ffrc-5jpv- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-15741 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Gitlab Omnibus, published September 16, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.07%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/issues/4380
about.gitlab.com/2019/08/29/security-release-gitlab-12-dot-2-dot-3-released
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Oct/7
packetstormsecurity.com/files/154734/GitLab-Omnibus-12.2.1-Logrotate-Privilege-Escalation.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15741
github.com/advisories/GHSA-4g3h-ffrc-5jpv