# CVE-2024-12303: Incorrect Privilege Assignment in GitLab

> CVE-2024-12303: Incorrect Privilege Assignment in GitLab. CVSS 6.7 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2024-12303
Last updated: 2026-06-17T06:59:27Z

- Published: 2025-08-13 17:27 UTC · Updated: 2026-06-17 06:59 UTC · Assigner: GitLab
- CVSS: 6.7 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Medium · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
- EPSS: 0.42%, 36th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-266

## Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.7 before 18.0.6, 18.1 before 18.1.4, and 18.2 before 18.2.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed authenticated users with specific roles and permissions to delete issues including confidential ones by inviting users with a specific role.

## Affected vendors and products

- GitLab: GitLab

## Tracked companies

- [GitLab](https://rewindex.com/company/gitlab.md)

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-12303)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12303)
- [https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/508298](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/508298)
- [https://hackerone.com/reports/2861889](https://hackerone.com/reports/2861889)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2024-12303 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2024-12303.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2024-12303 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T03:09:15.025Z