# CVE-2024-8266: Execution with Unnecessary Privileges in GitLab

> CVE-2024-8266: Execution with Unnecessary Privileges in GitLab. CVSS 4.4 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2024-8266
Last updated: 2026-06-17T08:22:13Z

- Published: 2025-02-13 00:54 UTC · Updated: 2026-06-17 08:22 UTC · Assigner: GitLab
- CVSS: 4.4 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Medium · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS: 0.44%, 38th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-250

## Description

An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 17.1 prior to 17.6.0, which allows an attacker with maintainer role to trigger a pipeline as project owner under certain circumstances.

## 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-2024-8266)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8266)
- [https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/481531](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/481531)
- [https://hackerone.com/reports/2649798](https://hackerone.com/reports/2649798)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2024-8266 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2024-8266.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2024-8266 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T02:14:38.376Z