CVE-2021-22170

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Published Dec 6, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 6.2 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Assuming a database breach, nonce reuse issues in GitLab 11.6+ allows an attacker to decrypt some of the database's encrypted content

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

GitLab

GitLab

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`>=11.6.0, <13.5.6`	affected	—
`>=13.6.0, <13.6.4`	affected	—
`>=13.7.0, <13.7.2`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab::::::::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-9316	Assuming a database breach, nonce reuse issues in GitLab 11.6+ allows an attacker to decrypt some of the database's encrypted content

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.554% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22170.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/36855

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Gitlab Gitlab

Weaknesses

CWE-327

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 6:37 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitLab
Published: Dec 6, 2021, 5:35 PM
Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 6:37 PM
Reserved: Jan 5, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:36 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 6, 2021, 6:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:36 AM

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