CVE-2021-39874
In all versions of GitLab CE/EE since version 11.0, the requirement to enforce 2FA is not honored...
In all versions of GitLab CE/EE since version 11.0, the requirement to enforce 2FA is not honored when using git commands.
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
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
In all versions of GitLab CE/EE since version 11.0, the requirement to enforce 2FA is not honored when using git commands.
- Record
CVE-2021-39874- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-26231
In all versions of GitLab CE/EE since version 11.0, the requirement to enforce 2FA is not honored when using git commands.
- Record
EUVD-2021-26231- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h99g-4c6w-94rj No score
In all versions of GitLab CE/EE since version 11.0, the requirement to enforce 2FA is not honored...
In all versions of GitLab CE/EE since version 11.0, the requirement to enforce 2FA is not honored when using git commands.
- Record
GHSA-h99g-4c6w-94rj- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
In all versions of GitLab CE/EE since version 11.0, the requirement to enforce 2FA is not honored when using git commands.
- Record
CVE-2021-39874- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
In all versions of GitLab CE/EE since version 11.0, the requirement to enforce 2FA is not honored when using git commands.
- Record
CVE-2021-39874- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2021-39874
In all versions of GitLab CE/EE since version 11.0, the requirement to enforce 2FA is not honored when using git commands.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2021-39874- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-gitlab-2021-39874 No score
In all versions of GitLab CE/EE since version 11.0, the requirement to enforce 2FA is not honored when using git commands.
- Record
BIT-gitlab-2021-39874- 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-2021-39874 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Gitlab, published October 4, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.05%, the 64th percentile. Fixed in gitlab 14.1.7.