CVE-2024-8402 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') in GitLab

What is CVE-2024-8402?

CVE-2024-8402 is a low-severity command injection vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 13 Mar 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An issue was discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 17.2 before 17.7.7, all versions starting from 17.8 before 17.8.5, all versions starting from 17.9 before 17.9.2. An input validation issue in the Google Cloud IAM integration feature could have enabled a Maintainer to introduce malicious code.

Weakness: CWE-77

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8402?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including gitlab. It affects 1 product.

Products include Gitlab Gitlab.

How do I fix CVE-2024-8402?

Upgrade gitlab to 17.9.2 or later.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2024-8402 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8402 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2023-7028 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Improper Access Control Exploited Critical 10.0
• CVE-2021-22205 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 10.0
• CVE-2021-39935 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Exploited Medium 6.8

All Gitlab Gitlab vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as BIT-gitlab-2024-8402, GHSA-xq5v-g7v7-8q74.