CVE-2021-22205
GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
IN CISA KEV
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.
- Vendor
- GitLab
- Product
- Community and Enterprise Editions
- CVSS 3.1
- 10 (critical), scored by NVD (primary)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 3.1
- 10 (critical), scored by cve@gitlab.comCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CWE
- CWE-94
- Published
- 2021-04-23
- NVD modified
- 2026-08-06
- NVD status
- Analyzed
CISA KEV
- Date added
- 2021-11-03
- Due date
- 2021-11-17
- Ransomware use
- Known
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
EPSS
100% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (percentile 99th)
FIRST EPSS, updated 17 Oct 2026. About EPSS
CVSS is severity, EPSS is likelihood, KEV means already exploited. EPSS is a statistical probability, not a certainty: a low score does not make a bug safe, and a high one does not prove it is being exploited.
References
- gitlab.com (Vendor Advisory)
- gitlab.com (Broken Link)
- hackerone.com (Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory)
- gitlab.com (Vendor Advisory)
- gitlab.com (Broken Link)
- hackerone.com (Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory)
- www.cisa.gov (US Government Resource)
Data last updated 18 Oct 2026. Sources: NVD API 2.0, CISA KEV catalog, FIRST EPSS. Links: NVD, CISA KEV. Metadata only. ThreatWire does not host exploit code.