CRITICAL
An issue was discovered in GitLab Omnibus 7.4 through 12.2.1
Published Sep 16, 2019
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.07%
Description
An issue was discovered in GitLab Omnibus 7.4 through 12.2.1. An unsafe interaction with logrotate could result in a privilege escalation
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.07% 0.03073
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03073
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 3.07% (0.03073) | 87.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.07% (0.03073) | 85.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.88% (0.00880) | 82.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 12, 2024 | 0.88% (0.00880) | 81.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 0.92% (0.00925) | 80.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.86% (0.00856) | 79.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 15.35% (0.15351) | 91.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 4.50% (0.04504) | 76.47th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 4.50% (0.04504) | 76.26th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 64.49th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154734/GitLab-Omnibus-12.2.1-Logrotate-Privilege-Escalation.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Oct/7 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://about.gitlab.com/2019/08/29/security-release-gitlab-12-dot-2-dot-3-released/ x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkRelease Notes
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/issues/4380 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154734/GitLab-Omnibus-12.2.1-Logrotate-Privilege-Escalation.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Oct/7 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://about.gitlab.com/2019/08/29/security-release-gitlab-12-dot-2-dot-3-released/ | x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkRelease Notes | |
| https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/issues/4380 | x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 16, 2019
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Aug 28, 2019
Link CVE-2019-15741
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a