An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 16.8 before 16.8.2. When a user is assigned a custom role with manage_group_access_tokens permission, they may be able to create group access tokens with Owner privileges, which may lead to privilege escalation.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gitlab | Gitlab | 16.8.0 (including) | 16.8.2 (excluding) |
| Gitlab | Ubuntu | esm-apps/xenial | * |
| Gitlab | Ubuntu | xenial | * |