CVE-2022-1406

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-05-11 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Improper input validation in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 8.12 prior to 14.8.6, all versions from 14.9.0 prior to 14.9.4, and 14.10.0 allows a Developer to read protected Group or Project CI/CD variables by importing a malicious project

Affected products

GitLab: from 8.12.0 before 14.8.6; from 14.9.0 before 14.9.4; 14.10.0 — fixed in 14.8.6, 14.9.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GitLab 14.8.6, 14.9.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-1406.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/353958
https://hackerone.com/reports/1485381
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-1406.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/353958
https://hackerone.com/reports/1485381

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