CVE-2019-15741
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 3.1% (pctl 87)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
An issue was discovered in GitLab Omnibus 7.4 through 12.2.1. An unsafe interaction with logrotate could result in a privilege escalation
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 3.07% — more likely to be exploited than 87% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2019-09-16 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| gitlab | omnibus |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154734/GitLab-Omnibus-12.2.1-Logrotate-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Oct/7
- https://about.gitlab.com/2019/08/29/security-release-gitlab-12-dot-2-dot-3-released/
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/issues/4380
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154734/GitLab-Omnibus-12.2.1-Logrotate-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Oct/7
- https://about.gitlab.com/2019/08/29/security-release-gitlab-12-dot-2-dot-3-released/
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/issues/4380
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