CVE-2021-39944

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 11.0 before 14...

7.1 HighFix available

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 11.0 before 14.3.6, all versions starting from 14.4 before 14.4.4, all versions starting from 14.5 before 14.5.2. A permissions validation flaw allowed group members with a developer role to elevate their privilege to a maintainer on projects they import

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: High
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.95%Up 0.1 points since Dec 13, 2021

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.1

Record: CVE-2021-39944
CVSS 3.1: 7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2021-26300 7.1

Record: EUVD-2021-26300
CVSS 3.1: 7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cc75-w727-3jqw No score

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 11.0 before 14...

Record: GHSA-cc75-w727-3jqw
Weakness: CWE-269
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 7.1

Record: CVE-2021-39944
CVSS 3.1: 7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 5.5 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-269
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.1

Record: CVE-2021-39944
CVSS 3.1: 7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2021-39944 7.1

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2021-39944
CVSS 3.1: 7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVBIT-gitlab-2021-39944 No score

Record: BIT-gitlab-2021-39944
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

gitlab

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`gitlab` Bitnami	11.0.0 up to 14.3.6, 14.4.0 up to 14.4.4, 14.5.0 up to 14.5.2	14.3.614.4.414.5.2
`gitlab` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 8.4.3+dfsg-98.4.3+dfsg-128.5.8+dfsg-5	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2021-39944 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Gitlab, published December 13, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.95%, the 61st percentile. Fixed in gitlab 14.3.6.