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GitLab Issue Email Is a Push-to-Main Token
GitLab's "Email work item" address hides an account-wide token. Leak it and anyone can push to main, run CI jobs as you, and skip IP allowlists.
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GitLab's "Email work item" address hides an account-wide token. Leak it and anyone can push to main, run CI jobs as you, and skip IP allowlists.

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