CISA KEV · Known exploitedCritical

CVE-2021-22205

GitLab GitLab, gitlab

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.

CVSS
10
EPSS
99.7%
100.0% percentile
CISA KEV
Listed
Published
2021.04.24
PRIORITY ASSESSMENT

Immediate review

CISA has listed this vulnerability in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Known exploitationConfirmed by CISA KEV
Exploit probability99.7%
Technical severityCVSS 10

Vulnerability overview

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.

Affected product and versions

Product
GitLab GitLab, gitlab
Affected versions
>= >=11.9, <13.8.8, >= >=13.9, <13.9.6, >= >=13.10, <13.10.3, >= 11.9.0 < 13.8.8, >= 13.9.0 < 13.9.6, >= 13.10.0 < 13.10.3
Fixed versions
13.8.8, 13.9.6, 13.10.3

Recommended response sequence

Confirm exposure before applying a vendor-supported change.

Full remediation guide
CISA required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Due date: 2021.11.17
  1. 1
    Identify

    Confirm that GitLab GitLab, gitlab and an affected version are present.

  2. 2
    Prioritize

    Combine exploitation signals with asset exposure and business criticality.

  3. 3
    Remediate

    Follow the vendor advisory or supported update path and preserve rollback options.

  4. 4
    Verify

    Recheck the version, service health, access paths, and relevant logs.

Technical data

CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
CWE-20, CWE-94, CWE-95
KEV added
2021.11.03
Ransomware use
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