CVE-2021-22226
Under certain conditions, some users were able to push to protected branches that were restricted...
Under certain conditions, some users were able to push to protected branches that were restricted to deploy keys in GitLab CE/EE since version 13.9
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Under certain conditions, some users were able to push to protected branches that were restricted to deploy keys in GitLab CE/EE since version 13.9
- Record
CVE-2021-22226- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-9372
Under certain conditions, some users were able to push to protected branches that were restricted to deploy keys in GitLab CE/EE since version 13.9
- Record
EUVD-2021-9372- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w673-w4h7-244x No score
Under certain conditions, some users were able to push to protected branches that were restricted...
Under certain conditions, some users were able to push to protected branches that were restricted to deploy keys in GitLab CE/EE since version 13.9
- Record
GHSA-w673-w4h7-244x- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Under certain conditions, some users were able to push to protected branches that were restricted to deploy keys in GitLab CE/EE since version 13.9
- Record
CVE-2021-22226- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Under certain conditions, some users were able to push to protected branches that were restricted to deploy keys in GitLab CE/EE since version 13.9
- Record
CVE-2021-22226- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2021-22226
Under certain conditions, some users were able to push to protected branches that were restricted to deploy keys in GitLab CE/EE since version 13.9
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2021-22226- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-gitlab-2021-22226 No score
Under certain conditions, some users were able to push to protected branches that were restricted to deploy keys in GitLab CE/EE since version 13.9
- Record
BIT-gitlab-2021-22226- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
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-2021-22226 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Gitlab, published July 6, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.92%, the 60th percentile. Fixed in gitlab 13.11.6.