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CVE-2023-7028

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 …

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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) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
9.0/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 10: +1.50
  • Fresh EPSS: 94.46%: +0.47

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 12 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

TechJuice
Press · 22 May 2025, 10:45 · GitLab Duo AI Vulnerability Exposes Developers to Code Theft - TechJuice
BleepingComputer
Press · 23 May 2024, 07:00 · High-severity GitLab flaw lets attackers take over accounts - BleepingComputer
ABP Live English
Press · 03 May 2024, 07:00 · US CISA Marks GitLab Bug As Critical Flaw, Can Takeover Accounts By Sending Password Reset Emails - ABP Live English
SecurityWeek
Press · 02 May 2024, 07:00 · 1,400 GitLab Servers Impacted by Exploited Vulnerability - SecurityWeek
BleepingComputer
Press · 01 May 2024, 07:00 · CISA says GitLab account takeover bug is actively exploited in attacks - BleepingComputer
See all 12 source documents
The Hacker News
Press · 30 Jan 2024, 08:00 · URGENT: Upgrade GitLab - Critical Workspace Creation Flaw Allows File Overwrite - The Hacker News
SecurityWeek
Press · 25 Jan 2024, 08:00 · Thousands of GitLab Instances Unpatched Against Critical Password Reset Bug - SecurityWeek
Kroll
Press · 17 Jan 2024, 08:00 · 2 Critical Vulnerabilities Impacting GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition - Kroll
Cyber Daily
Press · 16 Jan 2024, 08:00 · Australian Cyber Security Centre releases critical alert over GitLab bug - Cyber Daily
The Register
Press · 15 Jan 2024, 08:00 · Patch time: Critical GitLab vulnerability exposes 2FA-less users to account takeovers - The Register
Dark Reading
Press · 12 Jan 2024, 08:00 · GitLab Releases Updates to Address Critical Vulnerabilities - Dark Reading
SC Media
Press · 12 Jan 2024, 08:00 · GitLab vulnerability risks account takeover via simple password reset - SC Media

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 9.0 (2026-11-02 15:13). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

2

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

See 2 repos with metrics
RepositoryStarsForksLanguageUpdated
gh-ost00/CVE-2023-702810Python21 Aug 2024, 04:16
googlei1996/CVE-2023-702801—12 Jan 2024, 08:58
Public exploit evidence
Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 10; EPSS 94.5%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
network access, no prior privileges, no user interaction.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:59:04.788458+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
First press mention
12 Jan 2024, 08:00
Published
12 Jan 2024, 13:56
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
01 May 2024, 00:00
Latest press mention
22 May 2025, 10:45
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:59
PoCs on GitHub
2 repositories