CVE-2023-3914

MEDIUMNVD 5.45.4—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.4 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2023-09-29. NVD baseline CVSS 5.4; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
5.4EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.4Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

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

A business logic error in GitLab EE affecting all versions prior to 16.2.8, 16.3 prior to 16.3.5, and 16.4 prior to 16.4.1 allows access to internal projects. A service account is not deleted when a namespace is deleted, allowing access to internal projects.

CVSS v3
5.4
EG Score
5.4(medium)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: 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
Severity54% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
29%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 29, 2023

Last Modified

August 14, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 14, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Service account not deleted when namespace is deleted allowing access to internal projects (#418115) · Issues · GitLab.org / GitLab · GitLab

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/418115

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2023-3914(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-3914?
CVE-2023-3914 is a medium vulnerability published on September 29, 2023. A business logic error in GitLab EE affecting all versions prior to 16.2.8, 16.3 prior to 16.3.5, and 16.4 prior to 16.4.1 allows access to internal projects. A service account is not deleted when a namespace is deleted, allowing access to internal projects.
When was CVE-2023-3914 disclosed?
CVE-2023-3914 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 29, 2023, with the most recent update on August 14, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2023-3914 actively exploited?
CVE-2023-3914 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 70.6% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-3914?
CVE-2023-3914 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.4 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2023-3914?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-3914, 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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