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High
CVE-2024-2434
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in GitLab
Vulnerability Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions of GitLab CE/EE 16.9 prior to 16.9.6, 16.10 prior to 16.10.4, and 16.11 prior to 16.11.1 where path traversal could lead to DoS and restricted file read.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Thanks [pwnie](https://hackerone.com/pwnie) for reporting this vulnerability through our HackerOne bug bounty program
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Affected Vendor
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GitLab
Vulnerable Versions:
16.9, 16.10, 16.11
Timeline
Official Publish:
April 25th, 2024
Last Modified:
November 20th, 2025
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:H