CVE-2021-22263
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 13.0 before 14.0.9,...
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 13.0 before 14.0.9, all versions starting from 14.1 before 14.1.4, all versions starting from 14.2 before 14.2.2. A user account with 'external' status which is granted 'Maintainer' role on any project on the GitLab instance where 'project tokens' are allowed may elevate its privilege to 'Internal' and access Internal projects.
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
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 13.0 before 14.0.9, all versions starting from 14.1 before 14.1.4, all versions starting from 14.2 before 14.2.2. A user account with 'external' status which is granted 'Maintainer' role on any project on the GitLab instance where 'project tokens' are allowed may elevate its privilege to 'Internal' and access Internal projects.
- Record
CVE-2021-22263- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-9409
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 13.0 before 14.0.9, all versions starting from 14.1 before 14.1.4, all versions starting from 14.2 before 14.2.2. A user account with 'external' status which is granted 'Maintainer' role on any project on the GitLab instance where 'project tokens' are allowed may elevate its privilege to 'Internal' and access Internal projects.
- Record
EUVD-2021-9409- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-prvv-j9vx-7x9q No score
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 13.0 before 14.0.9,...
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 13.0 before 14.0.9, all versions starting from 14.1 before 14.1.4, all versions starting from 14.2 before 14.2.2. A user account with 'external' status which is granted 'Maintainer' role on any project on the GitLab instance where 'project tokens' are allowed may elevate its privilege to 'Internal' and access Internal projects.
- Record
GHSA-prvv-j9vx-7x9q- Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 13.0 before 14.0.9, all versions starting from 14.1 before 14.1.4, all versions starting from 14.2 before 14.2.2. A user account with 'external' status which is granted 'Maintainer' role on any project on the GitLab instance where 'project tokens' are allowed may elevate its privilege to 'Internal' and access Internal projects.
- Record
CVE-2021-22263- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - 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
- 5.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 13.0 before 14.0.9, all versions starting from 14.1 before 14.1.4, all versions starting from 14.2 before 14.2.2. A user account with 'external' status which is granted 'Maintainer' role on any project on the GitLab instance where 'project tokens' are allowed may elevate its privilege to 'Internal' and access Internal projects.
- Record
CVE-2021-22263- 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-2021-22263
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 13.0 before 14.0.9, all versions starting from 14.1 before 14.1.4, all versions starting from 14.2 before 14.2.2. A user account with 'external' status which is granted 'Maintainer' role on any project on the GitLab instance where 'project tokens' are allowed may elevate its privilege to 'Internal' and access Internal projects.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2021-22263- 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 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-gitlab-2021-22263 No score
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 13.0 before 14.0.9, all versions starting from 14.1 before 14.1.4, all versions starting from 14.2 before 14.2.2. A user account with 'external' status which is granted 'Maintainer' role on any project on the GitLab instance where 'project tokens' are allowed may elevate its privilege to 'Internal' and access Internal projects.
- Record
BIT-gitlab-2021-22263- 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-2021-22263 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Gitlab, published October 11, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.09%, the 65th percentile. Fixed in gitlab 14.0.9.