CVE-2022-1162

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A hardcoded password was set for accounts registered using an OmniAuth provider (e.g. OAuth, LDAP, SAML) in GitLab CE/EE versions 14.7 prior to 14.7.7, 14.8 prior to 14.8.5, and 14.9 prior to 14.9.2 allowing attackers to potentially take over accounts

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 9.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-798

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
GitLab	GitLab	>=14.9, <14.9.2; >=14.8, <14.8.5; >=14.7, <14.7.7

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166828/Gitlab-14.9-Authentication-Bypass.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-1162.jsonVendor Advisory
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/357210Broken Link
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166828/Gitlab-14.9-Authentication-Bypass.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-1162.jsonVendor Advisory
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/357210Broken Link

Timeline

Published: Apr 4, 2022
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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