CVE-2024-9163

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-9163?

Upgrade gitlab to 17.11.3 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2024-9163 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2024-9163 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.36% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 28% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2024-9163?

CVE-2024-9163 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.5, rated low. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2024-9163 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for gitlab (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

LOW

3.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A business logic error in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 12.1 prior to 17.10.7, 17.11 prior to 17.11.3 and 18.0 prior to 18.0.1 where an attacker can cause a branch name confusion in confidential MRs.

CWE-451

How to fix

Remediation Available

gitlabNVD

Affected:>= 17.11.0, < 17.11.3Fixed in:17.11.3CVE-2024-9163derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.36%probability of exploitation in 30 days

28thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 28% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references2

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2024-38112	High	7.5	84%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2025-9491	High	7.8	69%	-	-
CVE-2024-43461	High	8.8	52%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2024-38197	Medium	6.5	16%	-	-
CVE-2024-49040	High	7.5	7.7%	-	Fix
CVE-2026-0907	Critical	9.8	7.7%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2024-9163?

Upgrade gitlab to 17.11.3 or later.

Is CVE-2024-9163 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2024-9163 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.36% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 28% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2024-9163?

CVE-2024-9163 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.5, rated low. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2024-9163 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for gitlab (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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