CVE-2024-9183 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition in GitLab
Authenticated users can exploit a race condition to steal credentials from higher-privileged users and perform actions in their context.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-9183?
CVE-2024-9183 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 5 Dec 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.4 prior to 18.4.5, 18.5 prior to 18.5.3, and 18.6 prior to 18.6.1 that could have allowed an authenticated user to obtain credentials from higher-privileged users and perform actions in their context under specific conditions.
Weakness: CWE-367
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9183?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including gitlab. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
gitlab Bitnami | From 18.4.0 | 18.4.5, 18.5.3, 18.6.1 |
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2024-9183?
Upgrade gitlab to a fixed version for your release line: 18.4.5, 18.5.3 or 18.6.1.
Is CVE-2024-9183 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9183 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Gitlab Gitlab
- CVE-2026-97229 GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Integer Overflow or Wraparound
- CVE-2026-85706 GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Path Traversal
- CVE-2023-7028 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Improper Access Control
- CVE-2021-22205 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2021-39935 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Sources
Also known as BIT-gitlab-2024-9183, GHSA-4mcw-rvpf-x558.