Vulnerability Intelligence Report
GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2021-22205
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 11.9. GitLab was not properly validating image files that were passed to a file parser which resulted in a remote command execution.
CISA KEV
Nuclei Template
SSVC: Active Exploitation
Automatable
CVSS Base Score
10.0
CRITICAL
Exploitability:3.9
Impact Score:6.1
EPSS Probability:99.73%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-94 ↗CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| GitLab | GitLab | >=11.9, <13.8.8 (affected), >=13.9, <13.9.6 (affected), >=13.10, <13.10.3 (affected) |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
CISA KEV
ACTIVE IN CATALOG
Nuclei Template
SCANNER AVAILABLE
EPSS Score
99.731%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | GitLab Inc. · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2021-01-05T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2021-04-23T17:39:36 |
| Last Updated | 2026-08-06T03:55:21 |
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