CVE-2022-0549

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before 14.3.6, all versions...

6.5 MediumFix available

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before 14.3.6, all versions starting from 14.4 before 14.4.4, all versions starting from 14.5 before 14.5.2. Under certain conditions, GitLab REST API may allow unprivileged users to add other users to groups even if that is not possible to do through the Web UI.

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: High
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.92%Unchanged since Mar 29, 2022

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.5

Record: CVE-2022-0549
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-15671 6.5

Record: EUVD-2022-15671
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-583x-8qh5-95fx 6.5

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before 14.3.6, all versions...

Record: GHSA-583x-8qh5-95fx
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 6.5

Record: CVE-2022-0549
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 3.5 LowAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 6.5

Record: CVE-2022-0549
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0549 6.5

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2022-0549
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVBIT-gitlab-2022-0549 No score

Record: BIT-gitlab-2022-0549
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

gitlab

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`gitlab` Bitnami	13.2.0 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-2022-0549 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Gitlab, published March 28, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.92%, the 60th percentile. Fixed in gitlab 14.3.6.