CVE-2022-1162

CRITICALNVD 9.19.8▲
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2022-04-05. NVD baseline CVSS 9.1; sources differ by 0.7.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
9.1
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 76%
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 76%CVSS: 9.1Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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

CVSS v3
9.1
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
79(Track*)
EG Risk 79/100SSVC: Track*

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation76% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend.
EPSS
99.5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

April 4, 2022

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 22, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

2022/CVE-2022-1162.json · master · GitLab.org / GitLab CVE assignments · GitLab

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-1162.json

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Publicly available exploits

(4 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (2 GitHub PoCs) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCipsBruno/CVE-2022-1162
    First seen Nov 9, 2022

    A simple tool to enumerate users in gitlab

    Open source ↗
  • Exploit-DBEDB-50888
    First seen Apr 26, 2022

    Gitlab 14.9 - Authentication Bypass

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCGreenwolf/CVE-2022-1162
    First seen Apr 12, 2022
    Open source ↗
  • Nucleihttp/cves/2022/CVE-2022-1162.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2022

    GitLab CE/EE - Hard-Coded Credentials

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-1162?
CVE-2022-1162 is a critical vulnerability published on April 4, 2022. 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
When was CVE-2022-1162 disclosed?
CVE-2022-1162 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 4, 2022, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2022-1162 actively exploited?
CVE-2022-1162 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-1162?
CVE-2022-1162 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.1 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.8.
How do I remediate CVE-2022-1162?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-1162, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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