CVE-2023-7028: GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Improper Access Control Vulnerability
- Is it exploited?
Yes. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 1 May 2024, 110 days after the CVE record was published.
- How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
- 94.5%
EPSS score, percentile 99.9 of all scored records
- How severe?
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS v3.1 base score, given by the CNA
- What should I do?
Required action (CISA), due 22 May 2024: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
- Which versions are affected?
Affected: 16.1 up to, not including, 16.1.6; 16.2 up to, not including, 16.2.9; 16.3 up to, not including, 16.3.7; 16.4 up to, not including, 16.4.5; 16.5 up to, not including, 16.5.6; 16.6 up to, not including, 16.6.4; 16.7 up to, not including, 16.7.2
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of 28 Oct 2026; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of 28 Oct 2026; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
What to do
Required action, set by CISA
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA due date for this action: 22 May 2024.
Solution (from the CVE record)
Upgrade to versions 16.7.2, 16.6.4, 16.5.6, 16.4.5, 16.3.7, 16.2.9, 16.1.6 or above.
Advisories and patches
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
Linked from CISA's catalog entry
- https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/01/11/critical-security-release-gitlab-16-7-2-released/
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7028
Affected products and versions
As listed in the CVE record.
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | 16.1 up to, not including, 16.1.6 |
| Affected | 16.2 up to, not including, 16.2.9 |
| Affected | 16.3 up to, not including, 16.3.7 |
| Affected | 16.4 up to, not including, 16.4.5 |
| Affected | 16.5 up to, not including, 16.5.6 |
| Affected | 16.6 up to, not including, 16.6.4 |
| Affected | 16.7 up to, not including, 16.7.2 |
Versions not listed are: unaffected.
Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
About this vulnerability
GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions contain an improper access control vulnerability. This allows an attacker to trigger password reset emails to be sent to an unverified email address to ultimately facilitate an account takeover.
Summary: CISA's KEV catalog, as of 28 Oct 2026.
- CISA added CVE-2023-7028 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 1 May 2024.
- CISA's ransomware flag for this entry is "Unknown": no evidence of ransomware use in the catalog, which is not proof of none.
- The due date CISA sets for the required action is 22 May 2024.
- The CVE record was published on 12 Jan 2024, 110 days before it was added to KEV.
- The CVE record carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 10.0 (Critical), given by its CNA.
- FIRST's EPSS model puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 94.5% (percentile 99.9), as of 28 Oct 2026.
- CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record: exploitation active, automatable yes, technical impact total.
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of 28 Oct 2026; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
Description
Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password in GitLab
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.1 prior to 16.1.6, 16.2 prior to 16.2.9, 16.3 prior to 16.3.7, 16.4 prior to 16.4.5, 16.5 prior to 16.5.6, 16.6 prior to 16.6.4, and 16.7 prior to 16.7.2 in which user account password reset emails could be delivered to an unverified email address.
Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
Weakness
CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record and the KEV entry.
Timeline
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 12 Jan 2024 | CVE record published |
| 1 May 2024 | Added to CISA KEV |
| 22 May 2024 | CISA due date for the required action |
| 15 Aug 2026 | CVE record last updated |
References
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- CVE-2021-39935: GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Vulnerability
- CVE-2021-22205: GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability