CVE-2021-22201
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 13.9. A...
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 13.9. A specially crafted import file could read files on the server.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 13.9. A specially crafted import file could read files on the server.
- Record
CVE-2021-22201- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-9347
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 13.9. A specially crafted import file could read files on the server.
- Record
EUVD-2021-9347- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4c45-wmm4-4hq2
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 13.9. A...
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 13.9. A specially crafted import file could read files on the server.
- Record
GHSA-4c45-wmm4-4hq2- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 13.9. A specially crafted import file could read files on the server.
- Record
CVE-2021-22201- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 13.9. A specially crafted import file could read files on the server.
- Record
CVE-2021-22201- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2021-22201
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 13.9. A specially crafted import file could read files on the server.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2021-22201- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-gitlab-2021-22201 No score
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 13.9. A specially crafted import file could read files on the server.
- Record
BIT-gitlab-2021-22201- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | exp1orer/CVE-2021-22201 | 2021-06-13 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-22201 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.6) in Gitlab, published April 2, 2021. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.07%, the 87th percentile. Fixed in gitlab 13.9.5.