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title: "CVE-2017-12426\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2017-12426

Publication date 14 August 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**8.8 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12426?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

GitLab Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE) before 8.17.8,
9.0.x before 9.0.13, 9.1.x before 9.1.10, 9.2.x before 9.2.10, 9.3.x before
9.3.10, and 9.4.x before 9.4.4 might allow remote attackers to execute
arbitrary code via a crafted SSH URL in a project import.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| gitlab | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
| 23.10 mantic | Not in release |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release |
| 21.10 impish | Not in release |
| 21.04 hirsute | Not in release |
| 20.10 groovy | Not in release |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 19.10 eoan | Not in release |
| 19.04 disco | Not in release |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life |
| 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support, was needed |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

8.8 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 8.8 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-12426)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12426)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2017-12426)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-12426)

### Other references

* <https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/35212>
* <https://about.gitlab.com/2017/08/10/gitlab-9-dot-4-dot-4-released/>
* <https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org/msg1466490.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12426>