Critical 10.0Known exploited (CISA KEV)Published Jan 12, 2024

CVE-2023-7028Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password in GitLab

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 08:00 UTC)

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CISA lists it as known exploited since May 1, 2024; federal agencies had to remediate by May 22, 2024. Treat that date as your deadline.

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Exploited in the last 30 days

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 unverified email address.

CVSS: 10.0 CRITICAL (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-640
Known exploited: Added to CISA KEV May 1, 2024; federal remediation due May 22, 2024Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): 94.46% (percentile 100)
Assigned by: GitLab
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Aug 15, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

GitLab GitLab gitlab:gitlab	from 16.1 before 16.1.6; from 16.2 before 16.2.9; from 16.3 before 16.3.7; from 16.4 before 16.4.5; from 16.5 before 16.5.6; from 16.6 before 16.6.4; from 16.7 before 16.7.2	CNA record
gitlab gitlab gitlab:gitlab	from 16.1.0 before 16.1.6; from 16.1.0 before 16.1.6; from 16.2.0 before 16.2.9; from 16.2.0 before 16.2.9; from 16.3.0 before 16.3.7; from 16.3.0 before 16.3.7; from 16.4.0 before 16.4.5; from 16.4.0 before 16.4.5; and 6 more ranges	NVD

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/436084issue-tracking, exploit, vendor-advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/2293343technical-description, exploit, permissions-required
https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/critical-gitlab-account-takeover-vulnerability-cve-2023-7028exploit, third-party-advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-7028us-government-resource

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