CVE-2024-9773 | Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') in GitLab

Exp

An issue was discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 14.9 before 17.8.6, all versions starting from 17.9 before 17.8.3, all versions starting from 17.10 before 17.10.1. An input validation issue in the Harbor registry integration could have allowed a maintainer to add malicious code to the CLI commands shown in the UI.

Published: 2025-03-27 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-9773 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.22%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2024-9773

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-9773

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.04% 0.22% +0.18%
2 2026-05-05 0.05% 0.04% -0.01%
3 2025-10-21 — 0.05% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-9773

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.7 3.1 LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 0.6 2.7 [email protected]
8.0 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.1 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-9773

OS Trackers for CVE-2024-9773

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2024-9773 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (gitlab), 1 status rows across 1 suites (sid): resolved 1. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-9773
ubuntu medium CVE-2024-9773 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (gitlab), 6 status rows across 6 suites (focal, jammy, noble, oracular, upstream, xenial): DNE 4, ignored 1, not-affected 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-9773

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-9773

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gitlab gitlab >= 14.9.0, < 17.8.6 cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
gitlab gitlab >= 17.9.0, < 17.9.3 cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
gitlab gitlab 17.10.0 cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:17.10.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-9773

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