CVE-2021-39886
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Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Permissions rules were not applied while issues were moved between projects of the same group in GitLab versions starting with 10.6 and up to 14.1.7 allowing users to read confidential Epic references.
- Record
CVE-2021-39886- CVSS 3.1
- 2.6 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-26242
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- Record
EUVD-2021-26242- CVSS 3.1
- 2.6 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cxfj-qcv7-fx7w No score
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Permissions rules were not applied while issues were moved between projects of the same group in GitLab versions starting with 10.6 and up to 14.1.7 allowing users to read confidential Epic references.
- Record
GHSA-cxfj-qcv7-fx7w- Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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- Record
CVE-2021-39886- CVSS 3.1
- 2.6 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - 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 - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Permissions rules were not applied while issues were moved between projects of the same group in GitLab versions starting with 10.6 and up to 14.1.7 allowing users to read confidential Epic references.
- Record
CVE-2021-39886- 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-2021-39886
Permissions rules were not applied while issues were moved between projects of the same group in GitLab versions starting with 10.6 and up to 14.1.7 allowing users to read confidential Epic references.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2021-39886- 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 3.1
- 2.6 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-gitlab-2021-39886 No score
Permissions rules were not applied while issues were moved between projects of the same group in GitLab versions starting with 10.6 and up to 14.1.7 allowing users to read confidential Epic references.
- Record
BIT-gitlab-2021-39886- 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-2021-39886 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.6) in Gitlab, published October 5, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.56%, the 47th percentile. Fixed in gitlab 14.1.7.