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CVE-2021-22205

99
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-22205 is a critical remote command execution vulnerability affecting GitLab CE/EE versions starting from 11.9, stemming from improper validation of image files processed by a file parser. With a CVSS score of 10.0, it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This vulnerability is actively exploited, including in known ransomware campaigns, and has publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit and Nuclei, garnering significant community discussion and media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 11.9.0, < 13.8.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
>= 11.9.0, < 13.8.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
>= 13.9.0, < 13.9.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
>= 13.9.0, < 13.9.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
>= 13.10.0, < 13.10.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

10.0CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.0
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
99.73%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
100.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Added to KEV · Nov 3, 2021
Metasploit: GitLab Unauthenticated Remote ExifTool Command Injection · Apr 14, 2021
Nuclei: CVE-2021-22205 · Oct 27, 2021
ExploitDB: EDB-50532 · Nov 17, 2021
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.9973 is in the 100th percentile among its peer group of 36,897 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

cisa.gov / known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
US Government Resource
packetstormsecurity.com / files/164768/GitLab-Unauthenticated-Remote-ExifTool-Command-Injection.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
packetstormsecurity.com / files/164994/GitLab-13.10.2-Remote-Code-Execution.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
gitlab.com / gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22205.json
Vendor Advisory
gitlab.com / gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/327121
Broken Link
hackerone.com / reports/1154542
Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory