CVE-2021-22205
GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it. If you run Community and Enterprise Editions, fix it now.
CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
US federal civilian agencies must remediate by Nov 17, 2021.
Patch status
No official fix confirmed yet
Until a fix ships, follow the vendor's mitigations and CISA's required action, limit exposure of affected systems, and watch this record for a patch.
Description
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.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.
Affected products
| Product | Vendor | Affected versions | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community and Enterprise Editions | GitLab | — | — | KEV |
| GitLab | GitLab | >= 11.9.0, < 13.8.8; >= 13.9.0, < 13.9.6; >= 13.10.0, < 13.10.3 | 13.8.8; 13.9.6; 13.10.3 | NVD |
Sources: KEV = CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog; NVD = NIST National Vulnerability Database.
Intelligence timeline
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- CVSS scoredUpdateKEV
CVE-2021-22205 scored CVSS 10.0: GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions, GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CISA lists this as exploited in the wild and known to be used in ransomware campaigns. Unpatched Community and Enterprise Editions systems are exposed to active attacks now.
Basis: NIST National Vulnerability Database
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