CVE-2021-22205

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  3. CVE-2021-22205
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.

10.0 /10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

7.5 /10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References
Link Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164768/GitLab-Unauthenticated-Remote-ExifTool-Command-Injection.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164994/GitLab-13.10.2-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22205.json Vendor Advisory
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/327121 Broken Link
https://hackerone.com/reports/1154542 Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164768/GitLab-Unauthenticated-Remote-ExifTool-Command-Injection.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164994/GitLab-13.10.2-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22205.json Vendor Advisory
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/327121 Broken Link
https://hackerone.com/reports/1154542 Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-22205 US Government Resource
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
History

24 Oct 2025, 14:46

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References () https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-22205 - () https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-22205 - US Government Resource

22 Oct 2025, 00:17

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References
  • () https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-22205 -

21 Oct 2025, 20:18

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References
  • {'url': 'https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-22205', 'source': '134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0'}

21 Oct 2025, 19:18

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References
  • () https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-22205 -

21 Nov 2024, 05:49

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164768/GitLab-Unauthenticated-Remote-ExifTool-Command-Injection.html - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164768/GitLab-Unauthenticated-Remote-ExifTool-Command-Injection.html - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164994/GitLab-13.10.2-Remote-Code-Execution.html - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164994/GitLab-13.10.2-Remote-Code-Execution.html - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22205.json - Vendor Advisory () https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22205.json - Vendor Advisory
References () https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/327121 - Broken Link () https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/327121 - Broken Link
References () https://hackerone.com/reports/1154542 - Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory () https://hackerone.com/reports/1154542 - Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory

12 Jul 2022, 17:42

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CWE CWE-20 CWE-94

30 Nov 2021, 21:38

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References (MISC) http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164994/GitLab-13.10.2-Remote-Code-Execution.html - (MISC) http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164994/GitLab-13.10.2-Remote-Code-Execution.html - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References (MISC) http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164768/GitLab-Unauthenticated-Remote-ExifTool-Command-Injection.html - (MISC) http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164768/GitLab-Unauthenticated-Remote-ExifTool-Command-Injection.html - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVSS v2 : 6.5
v3 : 9.9 		v2 : 7.5
v3 : 10.0

17 Nov 2021, 17:15

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References
  • (MISC) http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164994/GitLab-13.10.2-Remote-Code-Execution.html -
  • (MISC) http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164768/GitLab-Unauthenticated-Remote-ExifTool-Command-Injection.html -

10 Nov 2021, 01:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • {'url': 'http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164768/GitLab-Unauthenticated-Remote-ExifTool-Command-Injection.html', 'name': 'http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164768/GitLab-Unauthenticated-Remote-ExifTool-Command-Injection.html', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'MISC'}

04 Nov 2021, 22:15

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References
  • (MISC) http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164768/GitLab-Unauthenticated-Remote-ExifTool-Command-Injection.html -
Information

Published : 2021-04-23 18:15

Updated : 2025-10-24 14:46

NVD link : CVE-2021-22205

Mitre link : CVE-2021-22205

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-22205

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Products Affected

gitlab

  • gitlab
CWE
CWE-94

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')