CVE-2021-22254

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Published Aug 20, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 3.1 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Under very specific conditions a user could be impersonated using Gitlab shell. This vulnerability affects GitLab CE/EE 13.1 and later through 14.1.2, 14.0.7 and 13.12.9.

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
`>=13.1, <13.12.9`	affected	—
`>=14.0, <14.0.7`	affected	—
`>=14.1, <14.1.2`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::community:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::enterprise:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::community:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::enterprise:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::community:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::enterprise:::*

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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-2021-9400	Under very specific conditions a user could be impersonated using Gitlab shell. This vulnerability affects GitLab CE/EE 13.1 and later through 14.1.2, 14.0.7 and 13.12.9.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.870% 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-2021-22254.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/300265
https://hackerone.com/reports/1087806

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Gitlab Gitlab

Weaknesses

CWE-116

Sources

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

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitLab
Published: Aug 20, 2021, 5:37 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: Aug 20, 2021, 6:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:36 AM

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