CVE-2020-7979
GitLab EE 8.9 and later through 12.7.2 has Insecure Permission
GitLab EE 8.9 and later through 12.7.2 has Insecure Permission
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
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
GitLab EE 8.9 and later through 12.7.2 has Insecure Permission
- Record
CVE-2020-7979- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
GitLab EE 8.9 and later through 12.7.2 has Insecure Permission
- Record
CVE-2020-7979- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-28896No score
GitLab EE 8.9 and later through 12.7.2 has Insecure Permission
- Record
EUVD-2020-28896- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7rc9-96f5-5rfxNo score
GitLab EE 8.9 and later through 12.7.2 has Insecure Permission
GitLab EE 8.9 and later through 12.7.2 has Insecure Permission
- Record
GHSA-7rc9-96f5-5rfx- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
GitLab EE 8.9 and later through 12.7.2 has Insecure Permission
- Record
CVE-2020-7979- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-gitlab-2020-7979No score
GitLab EE 8.9 and later through 12.7.2 has Insecure Permission
- Record
BIT-gitlab-2020-7979- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
gitlabBitnami | 8.9.0 up to 12.5.9, 12.6.0 up to 12.6.6, 12.7.0 to 12.7.2 | 12.5.912.6.6 |
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-2020-7979 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Gitlab, published February 5, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.85%, the 58th percentile. Fixed in gitlab 12.5.9.