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.
Exploitability
AV:NAC:LPR:HUI:NScope
S:UImpact
C:HI:HA:N6.5/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NOther