On 2024-05-01, CISA added CVE-2023-7028 (GitLab GitLab CE/EE) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog [2]. The vulnerability is listed in the catalog as "GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Improper Access Control Vulnerability" [2]. CISA requires applying mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions; see the full text below for specific requirements [2].
Backfill: this event became public on May 1, 2024 and we added it on Nov 10, 2026. It is not a new event.
CISA Adds GitLab GitLab CE/EE Vulnerability CVE-2023-7028 to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
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- Disclosed
- May 1, 2024
- Published
- Nov 10, 2026
- Last updated
- Nov 8, 2026
- CVSS basis
- Our assessment
- 94.5%, higher than 100% of CVEs
- Exploitation and patch status
- ExploitedKEV
- Attack vector
- Vulnerability status
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- Motivation
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What happened
Who is affected
Industries mainly affected: Government, Cross-industry
What to do nowOur advice
CISA requires applying mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions; see the full text for specific requirements [2].
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Technical details
CISA KEV Listing
On 2024-05-01, CISA added CVE-2023-7028 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities () catalog for GitLab GitLab CE/EE [2].
Original Technical Description
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. [2]
Official Requirements
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. [2]
Individual Vulnerability Record
The U.S. National Vulnerability Database (NVD) provides an independent vulnerability record and description for CVE-2023-7028 [1].
References
Official / primary3
- [1]
“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 u”
- [2]
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