CVE-2021-22205 (GCVE-0-2021-22205)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-04-23 17:39 – Updated: 2026-08-06 03:55Summary
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.
Severity
10 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: active
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2021-10-26 00:00 UTC
CWE
- Improper control of generation of code ('code injection') in GitLab
- CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Assigner
References
6 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://hackerone.com/reports/1154542 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/327121 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164768/GitLa… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164994/GitLa… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit… | government-resource |
Impacted products
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: da89e085-086d-48e8-abc6-e13cce0aa9d2
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2021-11-03
Asserted: 2021-11-03
Scope
Notes: GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | Affected: GitLab / Community and Enterprise Editions | Description: GitHub Community and Enterprise Editions that utilize the ability to upload images through GitLab Workhorse are vulnerable to remote code execution. Workhorse passes image file extensions through ExifTool, which improperly validates the image files. | Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions. | Due date: 2021-11-17 | Known ransomware campaign use (KEV): Known | Notes (KEV): https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22205
Evidence
Type: Vendor Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 80%
Source: cisa-kev
Details
| Cwes | CWE-20 CWE-95 |
|---|---|
| Feed | CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog |
| Product | Community and Enterprise Editions |
| Due Date | 2021-11-17 |
| Date Added | 2021-11-03 |
| Vendorproject | GitLab |
| Vulnerabilityname | GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| Knownransomwarecampaignuse | Known |
References
Created: 2026-10-02 08:10 CEST
| Updated: 2026-10-02 08:10 CEST
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: f592b30f-6d45-4ee0-afcf-1f0093b2c941
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2021-11-03
Asserted: 2021-11-03
Scope
Notes: 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... | Affected: GitLab / GitLab | CVSS: 10.0 (CRITICAL) | EPSS: 0.99731 | Used in malware: yes | Not yet in CISA KEV: False
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Confirmed Compromise
Confidence: 70%
Source: previdian
Details
| Feed | Previdian (previdian.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | 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... |
| Cve Id | CVE-2021-22205 |
| Vendor | GitLab |
| Ghsa Id | None |
| Product | GitLab |
| Added Date | 2021-11-03T00:00:00.000Z |
| Cvss Score | 10.0 |
| Epss Score | 0.99731 |
| Previous Ids | |
| Cvss Severity | CRITICAL |
| Virtual Patch | False |
| Cvss Estimated | False |
| Epss Percentile | 0.99952 |
| Used In Malware | yes |
| Vulnerability Id | CVE-2021-22205 |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev | None |
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | False |
References
Created: 2026-10-02 09:10 CEST
| Updated: 2026-10-02 09:10 CEST
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Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.
Sightings
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Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
- Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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The MITRE ATT&CK techniques below are AI-generated suggestions, inferred from the description of the
vulnerability by the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-classification-roberta-base
model, served locally by ML-Gateway.
They have not been verified by an analyst and are provided for guidance only.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
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The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.
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