CVE-2021-39866
A business logic error in the project deletion process in GitLab 13.6 and later allows persistent...
A business logic error in the project deletion process in GitLab 13.6 and later allows persistent access via project access tokens.
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
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
A business logic error in the project deletion process in GitLab 13.6 and later allows persistent access via project access tokens.
- Record
CVE-2021-39866- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-26223
A business logic error in the project deletion process in GitLab 13.6 and later allows persistent access via project access tokens.
- Record
EUVD-2021-26223- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-87qr-9vj6-hjc5
A business logic error in the project deletion process in GitLab 13.6 and later allows persistent...
A business logic error in the project deletion process in GitLab 13.6 and later allows persistent access via project access tokens.
- Record
GHSA-87qr-9vj6-hjc5- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-668
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A business logic error in the project deletion process in GitLab 13.6 and later allows persistent access via project access tokens.
- Record
CVE-2021-39866- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
A business logic error in the project deletion process in GitLab 13.6 and later allows persistent access via project access tokens.
- Record
CVE-2021-39866- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2021-39866
A business logic error in the project deletion process in GitLab 13.6 and later allows persistent access via project access tokens.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2021-39866- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-gitlab-2021-39866 No score
A business logic error in the project deletion process in GitLab 13.6 and later allows persistent access via project access tokens.
- Record
BIT-gitlab-2021-39866- 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-2021-39866 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Gitlab, published October 5, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.98%, the 62nd percentile. Fixed in gitlab 14.1.7.