CVE-2021-22205

CRITICAL

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 v3.1 Score

10.0
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Published: 4/23/2021Modified: 8/6/2026

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References (11)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164768/GitLab-Unauthenticated-Remote-ExifTool-Command-Injection.htmlExploitThird Party Advisoryhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164994/GitLab-13.10.2-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploitThird Party Advisoryhttps://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22205.jsonVendor Advisoryhttps://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/327121Broken Linkhttps://hackerone.com/reports/1154542Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisoryhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164768/GitLab-Unauthenticated-Remote-ExifTool-Command-Injection.htmlExploitThird Party Advisoryhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164994/GitLab-13.10.2-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploitThird Party Advisoryhttps://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22205.jsonVendor Advisoryhttps://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/327121Broken Linkhttps://hackerone.com/reports/1154542Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisoryhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-22205US Government Resource