CVE-2021-22218
All versions of GitLab CE/EE starting with 12.8 were affected by an issue in the handling of x509...
All versions of GitLab CE/EE starting from 12.8 before 13.10.5, all versions starting from 13.11 before 13.11.5, and all versions starting from 13.12 before 13.12.2 were affected by an issue in the handling of x509 certificates that could be used to spoof author of signed commits.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
All versions of GitLab CE/EE starting from 12.8 before 13.10.5, all versions starting from 13.11 before 13.11.5, and all versions starting from 13.12 before 13.12.2 were affected by an issue in the handling of x509 certificates that could be used to spoof author of signed commits.
- Record
CVE-2021-22218- CVSS 3.1
- 2.6 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-9364
All versions of GitLab CE/EE starting from 12.8 before 13.10.5, all versions starting from 13.11 before 13.11.5, and all versions starting from 13.12 before 13.12.2 were affected by an issue in the handling of x509 certificates that could be used to spoof author of signed commits.
- Record
EUVD-2021-9364- CVSS 3.1
- 2.6 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6qcx-wmcg-gqpq
All versions of GitLab CE/EE starting with 12.8 were affected by an issue in the handling of x509...
All versions of GitLab CE/EE starting with 12.8 were affected by an issue in the handling of x509 certificates that could be used to spoof author of signed commits.
- Record
GHSA-6qcx-wmcg-gqpq- CVSS 3.1
- 2.6 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
All versions of GitLab CE/EE starting from 12.8 before 13.10.5, all versions starting from 13.11 before 13.11.5, and all versions starting from 13.12 before 13.12.2 were affected by an issue in the handling of x509 certificates that could be used to spoof author of signed commits.
- Record
CVE-2021-22218- CVSS 3.1
- 2.6 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
All versions of GitLab CE/EE starting from 12.8 before 13.10.5, all versions starting from 13.11 before 13.11.5, and all versions starting from 13.12 before 13.12.2 were affected by an issue in the handling of x509 certificates that could be used to spoof author of signed commits.
- Record
CVE-2021-22218- CVSS 3.1
- 2.6 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-gitlab-2021-22218 No score
All versions of GitLab CE/EE starting from 12.8 before 13.10.5, all versions starting from 13.11 before 13.11.5, and all versions starting from 13.12 before 13.12.2 were affected by an issue in the handling of x509 certificates that could be used to spoof author of signed commits.
- Record
BIT-gitlab-2021-22218- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
gitlabBitnami |
12.8.0 up to 13.10.5, 13.11.0 up to 13.11.5, 13.12.0 up to 13.12.2 | 13.10.513.11.513.12.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-22218 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.6) in Gitlab, published June 8, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.46%, the 40th percentile. Fixed in gitlab 13.10.5.