CVE-2022-0751
Inaccurate display of Snippet files containing special characters in all versions of GitLab CE/EE...
Inaccurate display of Snippet files containing special characters in all versions of GitLab CE/EE allows an attacker to create Snippets with misleading content which could trick unsuspecting users into executing arbitrary 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
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Inaccurate display of Snippet files containing special characters in all versions of GitLab CE/EE allows an attacker to create Snippets with misleading content which could trick unsuspecting users into executing arbitrary commands
- Record
CVE-2022-0751- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-15814
Inaccurate display of Snippet files containing special characters in all versions of GitLab CE/EE allows an attacker to create Snippets with misleading content which could trick unsuspecting users into executing arbitrary commands
- Record
EUVD-2022-15814- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x34v-2x5g-pxw5
Inaccurate display of Snippet files containing special characters in all versions of GitLab CE/EE...
Inaccurate display of Snippet files containing special characters in all versions of GitLab CE/EE allows an attacker to create Snippets with misleading content which could trick unsuspecting users into executing arbitrary commands
- Record
GHSA-x34v-2x5g-pxw5- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Inaccurate display of Snippet files containing special characters in all versions of GitLab CE/EE allows an attacker to create Snippets with misleading content which could trick unsuspecting users into executing arbitrary commands
- Record
CVE-2022-0751- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Inaccurate display of Snippet files containing special characters in all versions of GitLab CE/EE allows an attacker to create Snippets with misleading content which could trick unsuspecting users into executing arbitrary commands
- Record
CVE-2022-0751- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0751
Inaccurate display of Snippet files containing special characters in all versions of GitLab CE/EE allows an attacker to create Snippets with misleading content which could trick unsuspecting users into executing arbitrary commands
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-0751- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-gitlab-2022-0751 No score
Inaccurate display of Snippet files containing special characters in all versions of GitLab CE/EE allows an attacker to create Snippets with misleading content which could trick unsuspecting users into executing arbitrary commands
- Record
BIT-gitlab-2022-0751- 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-2022-0751 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 1.44%, the 73rd percentile. Fixed in gitlab 14.6.5.
References
gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/349382
hackerone.com/reports/1420660
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0751
github.com/advisories/GHSA-x34v-2x5g-pxw5
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-0751
about.gitlab.com/releases/2022/02/25/critical-security-release-gitlab-14-8-2-released
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0751