CVE-2021-22258
The project import/export feature in GitLab 8.9 and greater could be used to obtain otherwise...
The project import/export feature in GitLab 8.9 and greater could be used to obtain otherwise private email addresses
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
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
The project import/export feature in GitLab 8.9 and greater could be used to obtain otherwise private email addresses
- Record
CVE-2021-22258- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-9404
The project import/export feature in GitLab 8.9 and greater could be used to obtain otherwise private email addresses
- Record
EUVD-2021-9404- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q6vr-pm5m-w6c6 No score
The project import/export feature in GitLab 8.9 and greater could be used to obtain otherwise...
The project import/export feature in GitLab 8.9 and greater could be used to obtain otherwise private email addresses
- Record
GHSA-q6vr-pm5m-w6c6- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The project import/export feature in GitLab 8.9 and greater could be used to obtain otherwise private email addresses
- Record
CVE-2021-22258- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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
The project import/export feature in GitLab 8.9 and greater could be used to obtain otherwise private email addresses
- Record
CVE-2021-22258- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2021-22258
The project import/export feature in GitLab 8.9 and greater could be used to obtain otherwise private email addresses
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2021-22258- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-gitlab-2021-22258 No score
The project import/export feature in GitLab 8.9 and greater could be used to obtain otherwise private email addresses
- Record
BIT-gitlab-2021-22258- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 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-2021-22258 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Gitlab, published October 5, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.00%, the 63rd percentile. Fixed in gitlab 14.0.9.