CVE-2022-0741
Improper input validation in all versions of GitLab CE/EE using sendmail to send emails allowed...
Improper input validation in all versions of GitLab CE/EE using sendmail to send emails allowed an attacker to steal environment variables via specially crafted email addresses.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Improper input validation in all versions of GitLab CE/EE using sendmail to send emails allowed an attacker to steal environment variables via specially crafted email addresses.
- Record
CVE-2022-0741- CVSS 3.1
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-15808
Improper input validation in all versions of GitLab CE/EE using sendmail to send emails allowed an attacker to steal environment variables via specially crafted email addresses.
- Record
EUVD-2022-15808- CVSS 3.1
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mqhw-j2hw-86ff
Improper input validation in all versions of GitLab CE/EE using sendmail to send emails allowed...
Improper input validation in all versions of GitLab CE/EE using sendmail to send emails allowed an attacker to steal environment variables via specially crafted email addresses.
- Record
GHSA-mqhw-j2hw-86ff- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper input validation in all versions of GitLab CE/EE using sendmail to send emails allowed an attacker to steal environment variables via specially crafted email addresses.
- Record
CVE-2022-0741- CVSS 3.1
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-116
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Improper input validation in all versions of GitLab CE/EE using sendmail to send emails allowed an attacker to steal environment variables via specially crafted email addresses.
- Record
CVE-2022-0741- CVSS 3.1
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0741
Improper input validation in all versions of GitLab CE/EE using sendmail to send emails allowed an attacker to steal environment variables via specially crafted email addresses.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-0741- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-gitlab-2022-0741 No score
Improper input validation in all versions of GitLab CE/EE using sendmail to send emails allowed an attacker to steal environment variables via specially crafted email addresses.
- Record
BIT-gitlab-2022-0741- 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-2022-0741 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.8) in Gitlab, published April 1, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.48%, the 74th percentile. Fixed in gitlab 14.6.5.
References
gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/337601
hackerone.com/reports/1286317
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0741
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mqhw-j2hw-86ff
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-0741
about.gitlab.com/releases/2022/02/25/critical-security-release-gitlab-14-8-2-released
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0741